Called bubble tea, this strange, yet tasty, Taiwanese beverage has proved an enduring craze among Asian teens in New York, San Francisco, Toronto, and Vancouver.

But the most exotic drink of all is a Taiwanese import called bubble tea.

Essentially, it's flavoured tea spiked with little balls (bubbles) of tapioca. Some like it hot, but most bubble tea afficionados drink it cold.

Bubble tea is hot tea cooled with ice and shakened like cocktails to create a foam. It is made up of novel blends like Whisky Red Tea, Honey Peppermint and Yam Shake.