Taiwan's Tiger Sugar Bubble Tea Will Open Flushing Shop: Report

FLUSHING, QUEENS — Popular Taiwanese chain Tiger Sugar is bringing its boba milk drinks to downtown Flushing, according to reports.

Tiger Sugar Bubble Tea is celebrating the grand opening of its first North American shop on May 11 with a dragon dance and giveaways for the first 100 customers, QNS.com reported.

Tiger Sugar's signature drink — brown sugar boba milk with cream mousse — features a cup coated with trails of brown sugar, meant to resemble the stripes on a tiger. It takes eight hours to prepare, the company claims.

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The original caramelized brown-sugar bubble tea drink with fresh mousse cream is coming to the USA! Our first location will open in New York City in May 2019. Others have tried to imitate us, but can’t compare to the quality and care that goes into our 8-hour preparation.” ———⁣⁣ 虎紋奶霜黑糖波霸厚鮮奶世界創始店即將登陸美國！我們第一家門店將於2019年5月在紐約市隆重開幕。每一杯黑糖波霸鮮奶，都是使用高品質原料配合長達8小時的精心準備而製成，這是其他人無法模仿的。⁣
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"After years of research, development, and consultation with multiple dessert specialists, we finally perfected a special dessert that is centered on one ingredient above all others: brown sugar," the brand wrote on Facebook.

The new store at 40-10 Main St. will give away Taiwanese brown sugar biscuits and a Tiger Sugar model figurine to its first few customers on Saturday, according to QNS.

Tiger Sugar started in 2017 in Taichung, Taiwan, and now has over 40 stores worldwide.

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