Comments on: Go Go Tea Cafe in Richmond

By: gigi

gigi — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:16:25 +0000

I was told that the Century eggs are black because they are immersed in lye for a period of time. In any case, that sounds better than horse urine! :)

By: ling

ling — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 00:30:33 +0000

Please visit the following websites for the nutrition facts on bubbles. A serving of bubble tea (depending on the size) can actually equal to the same calories as a can of coke.
Even if one serving of bubble does not equal to a can of coke, it still has a high calorie content. I was merely stating a fact learned from nursing school, not trying to discourage anyone from drinking bubble tea. Drinking it in moderation is fine but we shouldn’t drink it too much because the powder mix to make the drink also contains high calories.

http://www.calorie-count.com/calories/item/112045.html

Break down of calories/fats.
http://www.bobateadirect.com/statichtml_images/Nutrition_facts_2005.pdf

By: lilly

lilly — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 21:36:31 +0000

“7 pearls = a 355ml can of coca cola! Not 325ml. Basically, eating all the bubbles in a bubble tea is potentially drinking 4-5 cans of coke!”

It can’t be. Pearls are just tapioca starch, they are sugar free and fat free. It’s like rice which is also starch, it’s sugar free and fat free but has lots carbohydrates.

The portion of pearls i the milk tea is usually not a lot. It’s not as much as a bowl of rice or a potato.

I think it’s safe to eat pearls, it’s not as bad as coke. After I drink soda ( even just 1 cane), I can feel I am bloated right away. The belly gets big and it’s obvious. It takes few days for the belly to get smaller. I never feel and look that way after I eat some pearls.

By: lilly

lilly — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 21:25:57 +0000

Of course these Taiwanese bubble tea restaurants have great food. It tastes good. That’s important.

By: lilly

lilly — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 21:24:22 +0000

There’s a lot of Taiwanese bubble tea restaurants in Vancouver and Richmond. I like them because they are cleaner (sometimes prettier) than other inexpensive restaurants. They bother to have decor. And they always offer great value, food is not expensive.

Other great bubble tea restaurants are like: BBT Cafe in Kerrisdale, Well Tea in Richmond, Tri-ty in Richmond, Pearl Castle in Richmond.

By: ts

ts — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 06:47:36 +0000

Thanks Ken! I don’t know about asking Taiwanese places. Everybody’s been very secretive. Haha. =D

By: dan

dan — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 05:38:20 +0000

We posted about this place a long while back and liked it for its novelty and value in the food, but its interestingly become one of the most popular pages on our blog…..albeit from visitors more interested in the waitress ‘maids’ than the food.

http://eatsnaprepeat.wordpress.com/2007/05/05/gogo-tea-cafe-trendy-maid-cafe/

By: LotusRapper

LotusRapper — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 21:20:16 +0000

This should be it:

“Suan Tsai” (Sour Cabbage)

http://www.chowhound.com/topics/507272

http://research.amnh.org/~cliu/rabbliu/Yum2/pickledcabbage.txt

By: LotusRapper

LotusRapper — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 21:16:38 +0000

TS said: “Reagrding those “pickled vegetables” — does anybody know how those are made?!! It’s a Taiwanese thing. They’re often put into Taiwan Beef Noodle soup, or the Taiwan minced pork rice, or in those “kwa pao” (white bun filled with pork belly, peanuts w. sugar, and those pickled vegetables).”

TS, if I recall correctly they are called “sour cabbage” (translated from Mandarin). Yes it is ubiquitous in Taiwanese cuisine, like kimchi is in Korean cuisine. Best to ask Taiwanese restaurants what they are, better yet ask them where they buy them :-) (and tell us here)

By: Chrystal from Holland

Chrystal from Holland — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 19:23:00 +0000

What are you talking about Ling? Kcalories? I’t kind of hard to believe that.. are you talking about diet coke?

Anyway.. if it’s worth the calories.. who cares.. I think it’s worth it ;)