Cobo Amazing PossibiliTeas

There is a new place in town and it offers bursting bubbles and milk teas. I was never a fan of milk teas and I believe they are unappreciated. And maybe this time, I might like it. We visited J Centre last February and I think we have visited Cobo thrice already. Unfortunately, I always fail to bring the camera when I go out and this was the main reason why it took me awhile to post photos of what I had back then.
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Cobo is a coined term for Coffee and Boba. Boba is a Taiwanese term for bubbles or pearls. I know other tea places offers this as well however, they have popping boba! The bursting bubbles! This makes the place unique! You should try it! Will get to this as you read along. The place originated in Taiwan and currently they have five branches in the Philippines, four of which are in Manila. This would be their first branch out in Visayas! And I heard they are under construction in SM City Cebu. Yay! :)
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Doddled walls. Spells FUN in all corners of the place.
We went there for my first visit with friends and ordered Wintermelon Milk Tea Php75 which is 16 oz (sugar level: mild) and the others went for the Cobo Milk Tea Php70 at 16 oz (sugar level: average). Yes, they have a Sweet-O-Meter. This allows you to choose from extra mild, mild, average and intense. They also have the option for a sugar substitute for diabetics - suchero or coco sugar, just add Php5. ~Sweet! Pun totally intended! :P 

The tea wasn't that bad however mine had a stronger tea taste since I had less sugar in it. In all honesty, I sort of liked it. Might see myself coming back. We also had the Taiwanese Chicken. We ordered the Salt n Pepper and Mexican Pepper n Salt at Php70 each. We would have wanted to try out the Fried Sharks Fin and Fried Pork Siomai yet we opted not too since the staff wasn't really sure if they had both.

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Awesomeness + Teas = Awesome PossibiliTeas! :) See what they did there? :P
After more than a few weeks of longing for the elusive and really intriguing Seasalt Milk Tea we finally visited Cobo. Then finally, we went over today! Went straight to taking photos before I ever forget and ordered my share of milk tea. My companion wanted to try the bursting bubbles and why everyone is talking about it! She opted for the Honeydew Smoothie. We also went for the Mexican Pepper n Salt since it's a favorite and waited for it to be served. The staff were really nice, this is one of the reasons why I love this place. The interiors were well colorful and would definitely lift up everyone's spirits.

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Mexican Pepper n Salt Php70

After a few minutes our chicken came. Fresh from the fryer. This one surprised me. I expected the meat to be oily and boy was it tender and truly juicy. There was no hint of oil at all! :o Other than that, it was truly yummy. One order by the way is not enough! :P


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Honeydew Smoothie 16oz Php85
The honeydew was truly refreshing. This is something I would drink on a warm hot day which is mostly any day here in Cebu unless it rains. The bursting bubbles were a real treat! :) It was surprisingly fun to eat. A surprising explosion of juicy concoction. I asked where they get these bobas and the friendly waitstaff told me that they import them from Taiwan.

I thought it was one of those molecular gastronomy like those that are served in El Bulli. I think it was! I did some research and found the answer. These bursting pearls are made from Sodium Alginate + flavoring + coloring to achieve desired taste with an explosive effect.  A wonderful play of the usual sago we have grown to love. No more chewing for you here, just a lot of bursting! :P

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Seasalt Milk Tea 16oz Php80
And my Seasalt tea was truly worth the wait! It was really great! I was waiting for the salty taste however what surprised me was the silky semi-salty cream that captured my tastebuds and currently longing for more. 

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All these for Php225. It was worth every cent.

Will try the Snow Ice next time. :)


Cobo Awesome Possibilities
2nd Level J Centre Mall
Bakilid, Mandaue City

5 comments:

  1. I will really have to try the sea salt milk tea and the chicken! And thanks for the bit of info about their name "Cobo". Have been weondering why. :-)

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  2. That was my first question when I first got there! Let me know what you think about the Seasalt Milk Tea! :)

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  3. So I finally tried their Sea Salt Milk Tea... didn't taste the salt til I got to the bottom of my cup! :-(

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  4. That's too bad, Mustachio. You noticed the green thing on the cup? That was the sea salt.

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  5. i THINK i tried the drinks in this place na but not so sure so il pass by when we go to jcenter! haha thanks emma! xD

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