Guides
How to read the cup
Four choices make the cup: base, sugar, ice, topping. These lessons walk that order in plain English, name the words on an Orlando board, and point to shops that publish their own menus. Start with how to order, then the tea terms, then a neighborhood list.
How to order
Numbered 1 to 8: shop page, walk-up or app, drink family, tea, sugar, ice, topping, pickup. Kung Fu Tea’s FAQ supplies the sugar and ice ladder.
Tapioca as crop and starch
Cassava origin and USDA pearl values. FAO cassava pages.
Tea terms
Milk tea, fruit tea, pearls, cheese foam, popping bubbles. Tapi holds the glossary.
Neighborhoods
Mills 50, UCF, Millenia, Waterford, College Park. Shops cited to official pages.
Compare drink families
Milk tea vs fruit tea vs slush vs toppings, in one table.
How to read a shop page
What Visit Orlando and brand locators actually publish. And what they leave out.
At the counter
Walk-up, app, pickup window. The three paths Orlando shops print.