(Photo: Luisa Rollenhagen)
By now, everyone and their mother has tried the candy-colored extravaganza that is the rainbow bagel. For your next sugar-induced fever dream, we suggest ordering up the Cotton Candy Bubble Tea Float at Vivi Lower East Side. Presented on a wooden board and served in a mason jar (of course), the awe-inspiring tower of cotton candy comes with a tiny jug of leftover slush topped by a cute swirl of whipped cream. Cookies-and-cream ice cream, Pop Rocks, and a color-changing spoon are also involved.
The insane calorie bomb was created by Connie Shan, manager of Vivi Lower East Side, who originally hails from Hong Kong. She sells hundreds of them each week. “We tried to conceive something completely different with bubble tea,” she said of her creation. “Hong Kong has all this stuff already. People are getting all kinds of different things with cotton candy, like coffee.”
So how does this Franken-beverage get made? And how does it taste? Check out our video to find out.