‘That’s criminal’ people cry as M&S shopper is left fuming at ‘rip off’ bubble tea that ‘looks like baked beans’
A WOMAN has been left horrified after she ordered bubble tea from M&S.
Unfortunately for Kirsty Martin, her ‘rip off’ drink didn’t look quite how she expected.
Kirsty confirmed that she bought a strawberry bubble tea from M&S - but people have said her beverage looks more like baked beans.
Bubble tea is a Taiwanese cold drink made with tea, sweetened milk or other flavourings, and contains balls or ‘pearls’ of tapioca - a starchy substance in the form of hard grains.
Posting on social media, Kirsty shared a picture of the advertised drink, followed by a snap of the beverage she actually received.
In the short clip, the young woman claimed: “Do not order the strawberry bubble tea from M&S Cafe.”
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As she shared a picture of the thirst-quenching M&S drink, which is advertised as red in colour, with a strawberry garnish, Kirsty penned: “This is what I ordered.”
She then posted an image of the drink she was actually served, as she wrote: “And this is what I got.”
Shocked at the drink, which looked nothing like how she had expected it to, Kirsty then shared: “Worst £4 I have ever spent.”
Not only this, but she hailed the drink as a “rip off”.
The TikTok clip, which was posted under the username @_kirstymartin, has clearly left many open-mouthed, as it has quickly racked up 88,600 views.
Social media users were gobsmacked at the high-street beverage and many took to the comments to share their thoughts.
Not only did the tapioca in the drink remind many of baked beans, but others thought it resembled fish eggs.
One person said: “It looks like a baked bean drink.”
That’s criminal
TikTok user
Another added: “What in the Heinz is this?”
A third commented: “Looks like fish eggs.”
I would have to return that, looks absolutely disgusting
TikTok user
Whilst another user agreed: “Looks like salmon roe!”
At the same time, someone else wrote: “Lava lamp that isn't turned on yet.”
Meanwhile, someone else shared: “That’s criminal.”
What is bubble tea?
BUBBLE tea is a Taiwanese tea-based drink invented in Tainan and Taichung in the 1980s.
It is made up of some kind of tea, milk and sugar as well as chewy tapioca balls (also known as pearls or boba).
The oldest known bubble tea consisted of a mixture of hot Taiwanese black tea, small tapioca pearls, condensed milk, and syrup.
The beverage shot to prominence across south east Asia during the 1990s and has also spread to the west.
It is widely available in areas with a large Chinese or Taiwanese population including in the UK in London, Manchester and Birmingham.
There are a variety of different bubble tea chains selling the drink in the UK, including Bubbleology, Mooboo and Boba Box.
Not only this, but another foodie claimed: “Oh no I would have to return that, looks absolutely disgusting.”
However, at the same time, other M&S shoppers were keen to share their thoughts on the refreshing beverage.
One foodie wrote: “I got it the other day as well! I was shocked too but realised you have to stir it as the syrup is at the bottom.”
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Whilst another chimed in: “I got one and it didn't look like that and it was sooo good.”
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