Instagram Sensation Tiger Sugar Boba Shop Is Coming to Los Angeles | Eater LA

"Making its West Coast debut on October 26 in Rowland Heights, about 25 miles east of Downtown Los Angeles, I note that Tiger Sugar positions itself as Taiwan’s premier purveyor of brown sugar boba, best known for syrup-streaked, Instagram-ready milk teas. Founder Ming Tsung Yang created the signature drink by combining brown sugar syrup with tapioca pearls and fresh milk at his Taichung dessert shop, and the name references how the brown sugar creates 'tiger stripes' in the drink. The brand leans on a 'golden ratio' of proprietary brown sugar syrup, organic milk, and a blend of slow-cooked tapioca—their tapioca cooks for three hours so the larger boba is very chewy and absorbs the sugar’s aroma and taste while the smaller boba has a smooth texture. The Rowland Heights menu offers just over a dozen drinks built from combinations of brown sugar syrup, milk, cream, and tapioca pearls; the first store opened in 2017 in Taichung and the chain now has about 40 locations worldwide after entering the U.S. this spring with two popular New York City stores. The Rowland Heights shop hours are Sundays–Thursdays 11:30 a.m.–10 p.m. and Fridays–Saturdays 11:30 a.m.–11 p.m." - Cathy Chaplin