Bubble tea (also known as boba tea) drinks originated in Taiwan back in the 1980s, and one of the biggest names leading the modern charge has been Gong cha, founded in 2006 in by Zhen-Hua (Super) Wu and Ming-Hsi (Frank) Huang. The brand’s name means to offer the best tea to the emperor from all of one’s possessions, and has aimed to do that for everyone with over 600 drink combinations at its disposal.