Bubble Tea in Adelaide

I have a slight addiction to bubble tea. If you haven't had one, you wouldn't understand. They look strange, typically with little black tapioca balls or "pearls" in the bottom of the cup. There are usually other options such as jelly or aloe vera gel if you don't like the pearls, though I happen to love 'em.



The pearls or jelly are only half the fun. The other half comes in the myriad of flavours to choose from. It's an adventure and even though you may have your old faithful favourites, you'll certainly never get bored!



Once your tea is all mixed up and the celophane lid is sealed onto the top of the cup, you grab your fat straw (for sucking up pearls, of course!), stab it through the lid and slurp away!



I had a bubble tea craving the other day so I naturally went looking online for some kind of list of places where you can get bubble tea in Adelaide. To my total surprise and disappointment, I couldn't find anything! So I decided to start my own map of bubble teas in Adelaide. It's a work in progress so please comment if you have any locations to add or if you have a favourite bubble tea place!


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Hot Lobster Roll at Lobster Landing - Clinton, Connecticut

If you visit the Connecticut coast, you need to eat a hot lobster roll at Lobster Landing LLC in Clinton. We drove in through the town of Clinton and enjoyed views of all kinds of interesting homes on the way. Here's a short video of part of our journey.



The building sporting the name "Lobster Landing" looks a million years old and tells you that this place has been here for a while and is one of a kind.



If you want fresh seafood, enter the above shack. But if you want a hot lobster roll and cold canned sodas/bottled water, visit the marquee to the left. When we visited in June 2010, the marquee was staffed by friendly teenage girls making some extra bucks during their summer break. We ordered our hot lobster rolls ($14) and a few minutes after we'd found a table on the deck just feet from the water, one of the girls delivered the food.



We'd never seen or eaten anything like it. Buttery lobster goodness on a roll that was soft, but strong enough to handle the juices. Considering the amount of lobster in these rolls, they're an absolute bargain. Very tasty and the views on a sunny day aren't bad either. There are quite a few places in the area serving hot lobster rolls, but I can't see many of them topping Lobster Landing.

Recipe: Mexican Gelatina Mosaico

After falling in love with this stuff at El Super in Inglewood, California, we had to learn to make it ourselves at home here in Australia. It's actually really easy, cheap, and really fun to eat. Only thing is, it's torturous trying to wait for them to set. But as they say, good things come to those who wait and this stuff is GOOD! For the gelatin, choose your favourite flavours/colours. We used Strawberry, Lemon & Lime. Deliciosa!

INGREDIENTS
3 boxes flavoured gelatin (eg. Jello or Aeroplane Jelly, any flavours)
1 can of sweetened condensed milk
1 can of condensed milk or cream
2 packages of unflavoured gelatin

INSTRUCTIONS
1. Prepare the flavoured gelatins according to directions on the package, but reduce the required water by half.
2. Pour the gelatin into separate rectangular dishes and chill until set.
3. Cut the gelatin into small cubes and put the cubes into serving cups or bowls. Put a mix of flavours into each.
4. Blend the sweetened condensed milk and the condensed milk in a pitcher or bowl.
5. Prepare the unflavoured gelatin according to directions on the package, but again reduce the required water by half.
6. Add the unflavoured gelatin to the milk mixture.
7. Pour the gelatin/milk mixture over the gelatin cubes.
8. Place them in the fridge and chill until set (minimum 4 hours).
9. Enjoy!