TeaPulse: Healthy Bubble Tea With Kombucha Base And Purple Potato Smoothie At Raffles Place

In light of recent worrying documents about the amount of sugar in our beloved milk teas, perhaps it’s time to start looking at healthier alternatives, such as TeaPulse . While they do have conventional offerings such as milk teas and smoothies, their real speciality lies in the jazzed up Kombucha and Fermented Lemonade drinks that make up their Wellness range. The inside of their stall is akin to a laboratory, and is filled with large labelled jars of fermenting liquids.

Meanwhile, the staff works intently in the kitchen, cookery pearls and brewing tea. Ultimately, he wants to make drinks that are healthy yet delicious, while in addition being light on the wallet. He believes that with his innovative flavours, he can help it become mainstream here too—a healthier option to bubble tea that doesn’t sacrifice taste.

That commitment to making genuinely nutritious drinks is evident throughout the menu. You won’t find any creamer in their milk teas—only fresh milk is used, with skim milk ($0.50) and oat milk ($0.80) options available too.

Even those that aren’t house-made are healthier options, such as the white pearls, which are made with calorie-free konjaku. We got the ball rolling with their Lemongrass Kombucha with White Pearls ($5.40) .

This fermented drink is created by introducing bacteria cultures to sugared tea, resulting in a slightly fizzy and sweet beverage with a vinegary finish. While I anticipated an assertively sour punch, the mild lemongrass zing dulled that sour edge, resulting in a sweet, tangy and refreshing drink. We in addition had a taste of their Hibiscus Hawthorn Lemonade ($4.80) , which topped that zesty blend with a medley of sour plum, hibiscus and hawthorn for sour plum accents and a floral finish.

The Genmaicha Milk Tea with Earl Grey Jelly ($5.40) will suit hojicha fans. Seeing as to how the tea’s strong flavour overshadowed the Earl Grey jelly’s bergamot flavour, we recommend pairing the topping with less robust drinks, such as their kombucha.

The vividly lilac Purple Potato Smoothie with Chestnut Pearls ($7.20) was arguably the most photogenic drink we tried. Most renditions of this drink are overly syrupy, but this slightly grainy smoothie was packed with earthy sweet potato taste. We were equally impressed by the crunch of the chestnut pearls, which were basically nostalgic red rubies sans the syrup.

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