Quickly (Chinese: 快可立; pinyin: Kuàikělì) is a tapioca milk tea franchise, with over 2000 locations in Africa, Asia, Europe and North America.

“Quickly is a franchise based in California, but it really started in Taiwan, where boba originates.

I tried Joyba bubble tea, a ready-to-drink beverage that sells for $15 for a pack of eight at Costco. It's also available at Target and grocery stores.

Whatever you call it, in its most basic form, the drink consists of black tea, milk, ice, and chewy tapioca pearls, all shaken together like a martini and served with that famously fat straw to accommodate the marbles of tapioca that cluster at the bottom of the cup.