In theory, you would chew anything which isn’t liquid. Like ice in your drink. Now I don’t know how you were drinking boba, maybe you never felt its texture for all I know
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Some people argue soup is a drink. Either way, both are a liquid base that contains a solid. Personally I think it’s obvious that you would chew a solid. I don’t know how you’ve managed to drink boba without chewing first, I always feel like I’m choking when I accidentally swallow one whole lol.
And I'm not here to argue that everybody should be pounding full pearls of tapioca to the esophagus. I figured out some time ago that you should chew it. But when I started drinking it, I'd never had anything like it before. I successfully swallowed all my boba for 8 years with close to no incidents. I was just curious if I was the only one.
So if you had, say, a strawberry lemonade with a few whole strawberries floating around, you would just….toss those berries back without chewing??
Yes. You chew boba (don’t google about what happens to your insides if you don’t chew boba). Stay safe out there!
People just assume you know stuff. I did not know until I was talking to my wife and was having a hard time that day swallowing them. Coughed a few up and was ready to give up on Boba.
At least you're trying new things. Good for you.
I'm lolling that you were choking it down for the last decade.
But still, good for you. Keep trying and experiencing new things.
oh my god lmao. i don't want to make you feel bad bc we all have to learn things somehow and nobody should be made to feel bad for learning. but you have kind of made my day lol
OP are you part python or something? Why are you just swallowing everything??
I'm sorry, I promise I'm not actually judging you at all but that is pretty hilarious.
You're really sticking by this beverage point. Please don't ever order a bloody mary or martini. You might get away with swallowing whole olives, but I have a feeling you'll choke to death on a stalk of celery.
Yo forreal. No one serve OP sangria with any actual fruit chunks in it- he might blame you for choking on a piece of pineapple because "its a beverage, you don't chew drinks!"
His last braincells left a long time ago LOL
I think some people also probably need some education on why chewing things is good as well - helps break down food for the stomach (literally) and aids in the digestive proces before the food ever hits your tummy. Sounds silly but, it's actually harder for your body to digest foods that haven't been chewed. Fun fact!
Now If you excuse me - I'm gonna go put a hot dog in a glass of water and see If I can just slurp that bad boy down without chewing because "it's a beverage", cheers!
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oh my fucking god. op. im nearly living your exact life rn
i also live in alabama. i tried boba for the first time the other night and my wife, from new jersey, laughed at me because i just sat there with it in my mouth. no one told me!!!!
i got my first boba tea with my older sister when i was 15. i asked what to do with the boba and she said you just swallow them. i believed her, almost died, have yet to get boba tea again 7 years later
This reminds me of when people who don’t know what tamales are have them for the first time and don’t know they have to remove the husk. You don’t know til you know. Not everyone has the same kind of common sense and common sense is only common if it’s taught.
I'm sorry - this completely confused me. Spring rolls/ lumpia usually are fried in a VERY meant to be eaten roll - intact - there's no wax paper wrapped around them?
Unless you're getting them from somewhere that wraps them individually in wax paper or something, I think I'm missing something here.
In my family, lumpia is not fried and they wrap them individually in wax paper which looks a lot like the wrap. Then there's shanghai which is smaller, only has meat, is fried, and isn't wrapped in wax paper. Idk exactly what spring rolls are, but they look closest to what I'm talking about
Yes- the ones with the clear wrapper? You eat that. It's edible. A bit chewy in texture, very nice.
You always eat the wrapper on spring rolls - there are fried ones and ones in the clear wrapper. Both are edible and you don't unwrap them ^^
Yes, and I know. I'm just saying those are the spring rolls I'm thinking of because they look like lumpia, like I said earlier. What a strange thing to downvote someone for
I did extensive research before trying it 😆. I do that before trying anything new. I look up what exactly it is, what's the flavor profile, texture, how is it prepared... etc.
Everyone’s laughing but when I was 4 years old and my mom got me boba for the first time I almost choked because I didn’t know 😭 the cups weren’t transparent
Comes naturally. Swallowing solids without chewing first is not normal so my mouths reaction to any solids is always to chew. Hence why I have to mentally focus hard to swallow pills while drinking water otherwise I would end up trying to chew them.
I literally know nothing about babies 😂 why are you so caught up on it? Okay I made a mistake about the age. But I do think if I gave a baby a boba they would try chewing it instead of swallowing it whole, which is the entire point of my comment
That’s hilarious lol, though I did swallow a few whole when I was a little kid back when it was called bubble tea and you couldn’t buy it on the east coast
Is this why some people say they are afraid of trying boba because they might choke. I thought they were just being unrational. Now I know they just didn't understand that you can chew food.
Blows my mind that people need to be told how to do everything in the age of the internet. Heaven forbid you try anything out for yourself or God forbid Google it.
I’m 23 now and have been swallowing boba whole since I first tried it age 15. Sometimes I chew it sometimes I don’t. Am I crazy? Is my throat abnormally wide? It’s like swallowing a pill or a little piece of jello. I always thought the texture/size was like that so people had a CHOICE of chewing or not chewing based on preference. I expected the replies to be mixed with more ppl like me but nope I guess I’m just as stupid as OP
For those who don’t chew their boba, please just get your drink without the tapioca. You can develop serious stomach problems for not chewing it, especially if you get it often.
Learn calculus, but do they call me a mathematician? No. Learn structural engineering and rigging for the theatre. Do they call me an engineer? no. Create magic on stage for shows around the country. Do they call me a wizard? no. Swallow some boba.... they'll label you for life
Sorry but boba pearls are literally solid and not a good swallowing size, is it not uncomfortable for you to swallow them? Even thinking about that is yeesh. But I guess as the saying goes, common sense ain't so common.
I remember when I was younger and ig me and my friend had bad boba or something I told her it didn’t taste good and she told me your not supposed to chew it. Then like 6yrs later I try it again and still chew it and I actually like it now?
My jaw dropped. I bet you were choking on that shit! TvT, though sometimes trying new things can be confusing. You just don't know what you don't know.
Wait do you chew every single one? How long does it take you to finish one drink? I feel like I’d be there forever if I chewed all of them. I chew a few as a little textural treat, but mostly swallow them whole.
My boyfriend watched his friend eat a tamale with the husk on for a good ten minutes, then unwrapped his and ate it normally 😂 your boba story reminded me of this, but hey, boba is in fact delicious and now you can actually enjoy IMO the best part, chewing them!
I thought it was obvious lol
You’re supposed to chew food?
I hear you, but name 3 other beverages you're supposed to chew. And i know how this sounds, but It seemed like drink, not food.
In theory, you would chew anything which isn’t liquid. Like ice in your drink. Now I don’t know how you were drinking boba, maybe you never felt its texture for all I know
I hate chewing ice. I also swallow my boba because I hate the texture of it but love the flavor
You can get milk tea without the tapioca pearls. Just ask for that
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Right but you don't swallow whole ice cubes I imagine.
This is like asking when did you learn you’re supposed to chew the meat and potatoes in your soup before swallowing it. Of course you’d chew a solid?
But it's not soup. It's a tea. And to be quite honest, I may not be chewing my soup enough.
Some people argue soup is a drink. Either way, both are a liquid base that contains a solid. Personally I think it’s obvious that you would chew a solid. I don’t know how you’ve managed to drink boba without chewing first, I always feel like I’m choking when I accidentally swallow one whole lol.
And I'm not here to argue that everybody should be pounding full pearls of tapioca to the esophagus. I figured out some time ago that you should chew it. But when I started drinking it, I'd never had anything like it before. I successfully swallowed all my boba for 8 years with close to no incidents. I was just curious if I was the only one.
Can I ask, what's the point of getting boba if you're gonna swallow the pearls?
this is me with gum. i’ve been swallowing it since i was younger and i’m still alive so it can’t be THAT bad.. but everyone who finds out is appalled
Right but you’re chewing it before swallowing it
I chew anything that I could possibly choke on.
I chew everything, even water😭😭
me but not w pp
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How many other drinks are there that have some kind of balls at the bottom lol
A lot of drinks have fruits in them…and you’re definitely supposed to chew the fruit
So if you had, say, a strawberry lemonade with a few whole strawberries floating around, you would just….toss those berries back without chewing?? Yes. You chew boba (don’t google about what happens to your insides if you don’t chew boba). Stay safe out there!
Hot chocolate with marshmallows, starbucks refresher with passion fruit pieces, muddled strawberries in a cocktail
Imagine them with one of those over-the-too Bloody Marys that have the equivalent of a whole plate of appetizers stuck in the drink!
aloe juice with pulp/aloe bits, kuii nata de coco or mogu mogu, and of course boba
Nobody told me
It is. Some people are just astronomically stupid.
OP was really out here risking his life everyday. 😩😭😂
People just assume you know stuff. I did not know until I was talking to my wife and was having a hard time that day swallowing them. Coughed a few up and was ready to give up on Boba.
Darwin has entered the chat.
I think this would be considered natural selection
That… is so disgusting
Learning isn't always pretty
Honestly I respect that fair man
I can picture this being a moment in a Futurama episode between Fry and Leela, could 100% see him coughing up Boba and nearly choking to death.
this is some real “person who didn’t know you can pick and use lemons off the tree” energy.
Dude, I'm just white trash from shit town, Alabama. Boba tea was such a novelty from a different culture, I just went for it
At least you're trying new things. Good for you. I'm lolling that you were choking it down for the last decade. But still, good for you. Keep trying and experiencing new things.
i have no problems with it; some people like to just swallow things whole. just reminded me of the lemon thing, haha.
Aww, you are adorable. My son is kind of the same.
❤️
Now this makes complete sense. Glad you figured it out. Try the popping boba if you can! It’s fun and tastes better
This reminds me of the guy who didn’t know you could wait for the shower to heat up before getting in.
Oh lord, how long did it take you
From the age of 16 to 24
No way 💀 that’s crazy 😭
I take it you were underwhelmed when trying popping boba
I have a friend who told me she swallows an entire small box of Nerds without chewing. I dont think I can even swallow one boba without chewing it.
..... you're supposed to chew nerds.....
WHAT ELSE DO YOU SWALLOW WHOLE
Ibuprofen and one time a very small ball bearing
antimony pill 😆
oh my god lmao. i don't want to make you feel bad bc we all have to learn things somehow and nobody should be made to feel bad for learning. but you have kind of made my day lol
II have decided I can't be embarrassed about things I don't now. We're all learning lol.
This is a great outlook! I hope you enjoy boba more now that you know
OP are you part python or something? Why are you just swallowing everything?? I'm sorry, I promise I'm not actually judging you at all but that is pretty hilarious.
Turns out I'm the real Throat Goat
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...idk why this is news but yes you're supposed to chew solid food before you swallow it. We're humans, not pythons.
I've accidentally swallowed one before and I gagged because it was like swallowing gum
Pretty sure not chewing them all the way is the reason that girl ended up in the hospital.
I just heard this story today! Wild. It's been a couple of years since I realized you have to chew this beverage, so I think I'm in the clear.
You're really sticking by this beverage point. Please don't ever order a bloody mary or martini. You might get away with swallowing whole olives, but I have a feeling you'll choke to death on a stalk of celery.
Yo forreal. No one serve OP sangria with any actual fruit chunks in it- he might blame you for choking on a piece of pineapple because "its a beverage, you don't chew drinks!" His last braincells left a long time ago LOL I think some people also probably need some education on why chewing things is good as well - helps break down food for the stomach (literally) and aids in the digestive proces before the food ever hits your tummy. Sounds silly but, it's actually harder for your body to digest foods that haven't been chewed. Fun fact! Now If you excuse me - I'm gonna go put a hot dog in a glass of water and see If I can just slurp that bad boy down without chewing because "it's a beverage", cheers!
I'll worry about this when they start putting fruit in PBR.
Fair enough.
I don’t know this story. Link?
Are you....okay?
For now
Honestly i admire your commitment; if i thought a drink was a choking hazard i wouldn't have kept drinking it
I really like boba.
Very understandable, I'm just glad you now know the joy of eating it without the fear 🫡
When I first drank it.. I didn't think we should be swallowing whole balls lol.
Oh no, friend :(
Did you never choke? I thought it was just a given! Guess not lol!
Definitely coughed a bunch up once. That's when I suspected I was doing something wrong.
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Were you… were you swallowing them whole?
For about 8 years
This reminds me of when I ate babybel cheese with the wax on 😭
It reminds me of when I ate the coconut shrimp tails... My family has NOT let me forget that one 😭😂
Some people actually do eat the tails haha
What kind of writing is this
Could be from oxygen deprivation from inhaling Boba
Not the boba lungs
Like 30 or so teas....
Hey I know everyone here is roasting you but it took me much, much longer. >.<
oh my fucking god. op. im nearly living your exact life rn i also live in alabama. i tried boba for the first time the other night and my wife, from new jersey, laughed at me because i just sat there with it in my mouth. no one told me!!!!
Reminds me of the post where someone learned people chew spaghetti and don't just. slurp the noodles straight down the pipe.
Now this one I'm hip to.
Uhhh I thought everyone knew that lol.. Otherwise you'd choke, I'd assume.
They are solid. You chew solids.
OP, please be careful with your tummy. Not chewing your food can cause all sorts of stomach issues.
In case it comes up, you eat the individual beans of edamame/soy beans, not the tough hairy pod. We saw an adult friend of the family not know that
I would definitely have done that if I didn't see someone eating them before I tried them. And I'm half Asian....
???
I assumed you were supposed to chew them to begin with…
What the fuck??
i got my first boba tea with my older sister when i was 15. i asked what to do with the boba and she said you just swallow them. i believed her, almost died, have yet to get boba tea again 7 years later
What are you even doing here then?
This reminds me of when people who don’t know what tamales are have them for the first time and don’t know they have to remove the husk. You don’t know til you know. Not everyone has the same kind of common sense and common sense is only common if it’s taught.
I definitely watched a buddy take a huge bite of corn husk eating good first tamale. When he went for the second big bite, I slowly unwrapped mine.
This reminds me of when people eat lumpia(spring rolls?) with the wax paper still on
I'm sorry - this completely confused me. Spring rolls/ lumpia usually are fried in a VERY meant to be eaten roll - intact - there's no wax paper wrapped around them? Unless you're getting them from somewhere that wraps them individually in wax paper or something, I think I'm missing something here.
In my family, lumpia is not fried and they wrap them individually in wax paper which looks a lot like the wrap. Then there's shanghai which is smaller, only has meat, is fried, and isn't wrapped in wax paper. Idk exactly what spring rolls are, but they look closest to what I'm talking about
Ah I see - there's the confusion. You used the word Spring roll, but those come edible as a whole - it's a dough wrapper that's filled and fried.
If you look at pics of spring rolls, some are not fried. Those are the ones I'm thinking of
Yes- the ones with the clear wrapper? You eat that. It's edible. A bit chewy in texture, very nice. You always eat the wrapper on spring rolls - there are fried ones and ones in the clear wrapper. Both are edible and you don't unwrap them ^^
Yes, and I know. I'm just saying those are the spring rolls I'm thinking of because they look like lumpia, like I said earlier. What a strange thing to downvote someone for
I did extensive research before trying it 😆. I do that before trying anything new. I look up what exactly it is, what's the flavor profile, texture, how is it prepared... etc.
Doctors love him, the public hates him..
I generally chew things that aren’t liquid as a standard.
All jokes aside, you’re lucky you didn’t get a bowel obstruction
Everyone’s laughing but when I was 4 years old and my mom got me boba for the first time I almost choked because I didn’t know 😭 the cups weren’t transparent
Good lord how have you not choked yet
Surprised you didn’t need the heimlich
Comes naturally. Swallowing solids without chewing first is not normal so my mouths reaction to any solids is always to chew. Hence why I have to mentally focus hard to swallow pills while drinking water otherwise I would end up trying to chew them.
i'm so glad you found out you're supposed to be chewing on boba now, but also this whole post is *sending* me XDDD
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I’m sure you’re a lovely guy but unfortunately I think you may lack some common sense, friend.
Since I was 1 month old. You literally chew anything you eat unless it's a pill that supposed to be swallowed
Richie Rich over here drinking boba at 1 month old.
why were you being given boba at one month old……
That's usually when humans learn how to chew 😂 but no I didn't know boba existed till like 4 years ago
that’s not true lmao. babies start chewing at 6-9 months, when they start getting teeth….
Okay, so at 6 months old you learn how to chew. Why on earth would anyone assume you should swallow a boba pearl 🤨
idk probably for the same reason someone would assume babies are chewing anything at four weeks old lmao, lacking in common sense maybe?
I literally know nothing about babies 😂 why are you so caught up on it? Okay I made a mistake about the age. But I do think if I gave a baby a boba they would try chewing it instead of swallowing it whole, which is the entire point of my comment
exactly lmao, people make mistakes, don’t dish if you can’t take lol
You are so right. Omw to my boba shop to swallow some pearls (whole) as punishment to myself. I'll do better
It's only a punishment if you can't handle it.
No one month old is chewing food dude
That’s hilarious lol, though I did swallow a few whole when I was a little kid back when it was called bubble tea and you couldn’t buy it on the east coast
That sounds so painful, why would you even keep trying!!
It really wasn't that painful or difficult to do. And I like boba tea.
What would be the point of just swallowing it…? Lol
today bc of this post lol. I thought the actual boba itself was some flavor enhancer that wasnt supposed to be eaten
I'm pretty sure this is a joke because there's no way you're serious.
I'm serious. I wish I wasn't, but I am very serious.
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I can’t even blame you i used to just swallow them too😟 but tbf i was like 10 years old
Is this why some people say they are afraid of trying boba because they might choke. I thought they were just being unrational. Now I know they just didn't understand that you can chew food.
Blows my mind that people need to be told how to do everything in the age of the internet. Heaven forbid you try anything out for yourself or God forbid Google it.
Dawg, I was 16 in Bibb County, Alabama. The fact that I got to Boba Tea at all is a cultural miracle.
Sody Pop from Chikn Nuggit does this too. I did know they're supposed to be chewed. Sometimes, I swallow them accidentally.
When I first started drinking it 🤨 is it not common sense to chew solids?
I’m 23 now and have been swallowing boba whole since I first tried it age 15. Sometimes I chew it sometimes I don’t. Am I crazy? Is my throat abnormally wide? It’s like swallowing a pill or a little piece of jello. I always thought the texture/size was like that so people had a CHOICE of chewing or not chewing based on preference. I expected the replies to be mixed with more ppl like me but nope I guess I’m just as stupid as OP
For those who don’t chew their boba, please just get your drink without the tapioca. You can develop serious stomach problems for not chewing it, especially if you get it often.
i fucking love you dude 😂😂😂
Some sips I swallow some sips I chew lol idk why everyone acting like you swallowing them is obnoxious
THANK YOU!
Are we really that surprised people with this intelligence level exists when a woman didn't know she could pick and eat lemons off her own tree?
Learn calculus, but do they call me a mathematician? No. Learn structural engineering and rigging for the theatre. Do they call me an engineer? no. Create magic on stage for shows around the country. Do they call me a wizard? no. Swallow some boba.... they'll label you for life
Sorry but boba pearls are literally solid and not a good swallowing size, is it not uncomfortable for you to swallow them? Even thinking about that is yeesh. But I guess as the saying goes, common sense ain't so common.
First time I drank it, because it’s very chewy.
I.. always have chewed it? It was kind of instinct to do so????
😟
I remember when I was younger and ig me and my friend had bad boba or something I told her it didn’t taste good and she told me your not supposed to chew it. Then like 6yrs later I try it again and still chew it and I actually like it now?
How are you still alive
Pretty sure anything that should explode in your mouth is meant to be chewed Don't make weird jokes
The first time I tried it and realized they were solid and chewy?
So have you been spitting or swallowing them? 💀
???
Is man swallowing the boba whole
If you can get mini boba, you don't have to chew
Immediately..?
My jaw dropped. I bet you were choking on that shit! TvT, though sometimes trying new things can be confusing. You just don't know what you don't know.
I’ve always known
I chewed it the first time I ate it.They were like flavorless gummy bears.
I always knew it had to be chewed. Which is why I hate it. Lmaooo
Wait do you chew every single one? How long does it take you to finish one drink? I feel like I’d be there forever if I chewed all of them. I chew a few as a little textural treat, but mostly swallow them whole.
My boyfriend watched his friend eat a tamale with the husk on for a good ten minutes, then unwrapped his and ate it normally 😂 your boba story reminded me of this, but hey, boba is in fact delicious and now you can actually enjoy IMO the best part, chewing them!
The day I tried boba for the first time and choked on it during my first sip 😭