Move over bubble tea, dip-and-sip soy milk tea with mochi balls drawing long queues

Purple Panda (left) makes its own mochi while Hearty imports the mochi. ST PHOTOS: TIMOTHY DAVID AND MARK CHEONG
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SINGAPORE - There are new pearls in tea, and they are big and bouncy.

At least three brands are offering tea drinks mixed with soya bean milk - topped with some variation on the theme of "creamy" and, crucially, three mochi balls on a skewer perched on top.

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