Formosa Bubble Tea

In 1542, a group of Portuguese sailors on their way to Japan, found the island which wasn't marked on the maps. Stunned by the beauty of the island, they screamed "IHLA FORMOSA", which means beautiful island in Portuguese. Since then the island was called "Formosa", which today is known as Taiwan. Even though, Chinese and Japanese already called this island as Taiwan for couple centuries, Western civilizations marked this island on maps as Formosa for long time. Only after WWII, the name of "Taiwan" was accepted by western cultures and changed on the maps.

Because of its climate and mountains, Taiwan has the perfect condition to grow tea. This country makes a lot of high-quality tea, which are known as "Formosa Tea".