仙草

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仙草

1. (mythology) magical grass
2. Chinese mesona (Platostoma palustre), plant used to make grass jelly
3. (chiefly Taiwan, Singapore) grass jelly

   • 從早期單純以木薯粉製成的白色或黑色珍珠粉圓（以下簡稱珍珠），到今天五彩繽紛的各式各樣珍珠或爆爆珠（或稱魔豆、水果球），加上布丁、仙草、水果等配料所創造的新奇組合，以及調味粉、糖漿與茶葉千變萬化的搭配，可說是珍奶產業能夠生生不息，進而逐漸從臺灣紅到香港、中國大陸、東南亞、日本、韓國、北美、歐洲，甚至拉丁美洲、非洲與中東的主要原因。
     从早期单纯以木薯粉制成的白色或黑色珍珠粉圆（以下简称珍珠），到今天五彩缤纷的各式各样珍珠或爆爆珠（或称魔豆、水果球），加上布丁、仙草、水果等配料所创造的新奇组合，以及调味粉、糖浆与茶叶千变万化的搭配，可说是珍奶产业能够生生不息，进而逐渐从台湾红到香港、中国大陆、东南亚、日本、韩国、北美、欧洲，甚至拉丁美洲、非洲与中东的主要原因。

     From: 2018, 方文章, 整合創新 珍奶供應鏈好犀利, in 《經貿透視雙周刊》, issue 498, page 59

     Cóng zǎoqī dānchún yǐ mùshǔfěn zhìchéng de báisè huò hēisè zhēnzhū fěnyuán (yǐxià jiǎnchēng zhēnzhū), dào jīntiān wǔcǎibīnfēn de gèshìgèyàng zhēnzhū huò bàobàozhū (huòchēng módòu, shuǐguǒqiú), jiāshàng bùdīng, xiāncǎo, shuǐguǒ děng pèiliào suǒ chuàngzào de xīnqí zǔhé, yǐjí diàowèifěn, tángjiāng yǔ cháyè qiānbiànwànhuà de dāpèi, kě shuō shì zhēnnǎi chǎnyè nénggòu shēngshēngbùxī, jìn ér zhújiàn cóng Táiwān hóng dào Xiānggǎng, Zhōngguó Dàlù, Dōngnányà, Rìběn, Hánguó, Běiměi, Ōuzhōu, shènzhì Lādīng Měizhōu, Fēizhōu yǔ Zhōngdōng de zhǔyào yuányīn.

     From humble beginnings of making white or black tapioca pearls (hereinafter referred to as just pearls) out of cassava flour, now, there are pearls in all sorts of colors or popping boba (also called magic beans or fruit balls), plus matching ingredients like pudding, grass jelly, fruit, etc. with seasoning, syrup, and tea leaves to create endless combinations. It can be said that this is the principal reason for the bubble tea industry's gradual development from Taiwan to Hong Kong, Mainland China, Southeast Asia, Japan, Korea, North America, Europe, and even Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East.

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• → Chavacano: chinchao
  • → Tagalog: chinchao

• 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 , editor (2021), “仙草”, in 莆仙方言大词典 (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 474.