DE202023000472U1 - Drink preparation - Google Patents

Abstract

Beverage preparation, characterized in that a set of ingredients containing pre-portioned components is designed as a take-away product for preparing a beverage.

Description

The invention relates to a take-away beverage preparation.

State of the art

Bubble tea, also known internationally as pearl milk tea or boba tea, is a Taiwanese drink based on green or black tea, usually sweetened, and often mixed with milk and fruit syrup. It is similar to the more popular iced tea. The special feature of bubble tea, which is drunk with a straw, is the addition of colored balls made of tapioca or another type of starch, or popping bobas, balls made of alginate with a liquid filling that burst when bitten.

The EN 10 2013 110 128 A1 discloses an aqueous agglomerate in particle form based on at least one alginate and at least one sugar or based on pectin and at least one sugar, which has a density that is between about 0.1% and about 10% greater than the density of water at the same temperature. The aqueous agglomerate is in particular in the form of beads (12) that are used to be added to a carbonated liquid such as mineral water, sparkling wine or lemonade. In the beverage liquid (11), small gas bubbles adsorb on the particles (12) of the agglomerate, which causes these particles to become lighter and gradually rise to the surface in the liquid. When such a particle reaches the surface of the liquid, the gas bubbles detach from the surface of the particle and the gas escapes into the surrounding atmosphere, which causes the corresponding particle to become heavier again and consequently sink again in the liquid.

The drink is known in numerous flavors. In Taiwan, for example, sweet condensed milk and honey are often added. The traditional tapioca balls are boiled for about 25 minutes until they have a consistency similar to chewing gum. Since the starch is tasteless, the finished balls are dipped in a sugar solution. They are then sucked up with the straw. In newer versions of bubble tea, popping bobas are added, jelly balls made of alginate (seaweed starch) with a filling of flavored sugar syrup.

Bubble tea is usually served cold with ice, but there are also warm versions and, more recently, bubble coffee.

Although bubble tea originated in Taiwan, other bubble tea blends are becoming increasingly popular. Inspiration for the different flavors comes from a variety of cuisines, such as hibiscus flowers from Mexican cuisine; saffron, cardamom and condensed milk for Indian bubble tea; and rose water for Persian-flavored bubble tea.

Milk for bubble tea is available on request and is sold in many shops. Some restaurants use a milk substitute because many East Asians are lactose intolerant and also because it is cheaper and easier to store than fresh milk. Soy milk versions are widely available in Western countries. This gives bubble teas a characteristic taste and a special consistency.

The disadvantage of the known solution is that the well-known balls, bubbles or bobas, which are mainly made from tapioca, do not last long due to the lack of durability and the consistency of these balls and also have to be heated or boiled, so that these drinks are mainly offered in so-called bubble tea shops.

The object of the invention is therefore to provide a dosage form which avoids the disadvantages of the prior art.

Disclosure of the invention

The invention is disclosed by the features of the main claim. Embodiments and developments are the subject of the further claims following the main claim.

A take-away product, a so-called "to go" product, is disclosed. Sets with dosage forms of the ingredients for a take-away product that can be prepared anytime and anywhere, which is dissolved in water and contains pellets, are disclosed, whereby the take-away product has the required or desired contents for preparing the drink, a "bubble tea", in different small packets or bags suitable for taking away, or even glasses with different, pre-portioned contents as a set. This allows a drink to be made as a "bubble tea" by adding milk and/or water without boiling. The set with the ingredients can be contained in a container such as a "to go" cup, i.e. a take-away cup.

• - eine Teezubereitung mit einem Instant-Tee in Pulverform
• - haltbare Kügelchen
• - ggf. Sirupe
• - ggf. Alkohol bzw. alkoholhaltige Getränke

jeweils in Verpackungen wie Tütchen oder Gläschen verpackt und zusammen als Mitnahme-Set erhältlich. Es muss zur Zubereitung des Getränks lediglich die Teezubereitung in eine angegebenen Menge einer Flüssigkeit wie Wasser und/oder Milch eingebracht und vermengt bzw. ggf. gerührt werden und die haltbaren Kügelchen, die insbesondere in einem Glas zum Set gehören, in das Getränk gegeben werden. Je nach Geschmack kann dann Sirup oder Alkohol bzw. alkoholhaltige Getränke hinzugegeben werden. Die haltbaren Kügelchen können auch direkt in ein alkoholisches Getränk wie einen Alcopop o.dgl. gegeben werden. Die Mengen der Ingredienzien zum Zusammengeben sind somit vorportioniert und aufeinander abgestimmt.This includes:

• - a tea preparation with an instant tea in powder form
• - durable beads
• - syrups if necessary
• - alcohol or alcoholic beverages if applicable

each packaged in small bags or jars and available together as a take-away set. To prepare the drink, all you have to do is add the tea preparation to a specified amount of liquid such as water and/or milk and mix or stir if necessary, and then add the long-lasting pellets, which are included in the set in a glass, to the drink. Depending on your taste, you can then add syrup or alcohol or alcoholic beverages. The long-lasting pellets can also be added directly to an alcoholic drink such as an alcopop or similar. The amounts of ingredients to be mixed together are therefore pre-portioned and coordinated.

The tea preparations can, for example, be in the versions “Apple, Banana Vanilla, Black Mulberry, Cocktail, Pomegranate, Mandarin” or similar.

The long-lasting beads are contained in a liquid in a glass in the take-away product and include, for example, the varieties “Bubbles Kiwi, Bubbles Orange, Bubbles Mango” or similar.

The syrups can also be included in the take-away product in jars and are, for example, the varieties “Raspberry Syrup, Grape Syrup, Apple Syrup” or similar.

For example, to prepare one portion from a packet, 5 g of tea powder is added to 500 ml of liquid such as water and/or milk and stirred, and then ½ portion of pellets, particularly from molecular gastronomy, is added from jars of 120 g gross with a net content of 90 g (total for two people). Optionally, ½ jar of syrup can be added per portion. This creates a take-away product as a set, which can also be included in a take-away cup. The take-away cup can be a disposable or reusable cup, in which a new set can be placed after consumption. The take-away product can, for example, include two drinking straws.

The beads have a soft skin and are filled with a syrup or a liquid fruit preparation. They have the property of bursting through a tube on the tongue when drinking, thus releasing a fruity or other taste. The production and design of the beads with a skin, particularly from so-called molecular cuisine, creates the typical taste experience when the beads touch the tongue when drinking. Because they are made not from tapioca products, but from materials such as fruit extracts with the soft skin, they are durable and embedded in a liquid in a glass.

Further advantages and advantageous embodiments of the invention can be found in the following claims.

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Cited patent literature

• DE 102013110128 A1 [0003]

Claims (10)

Beverage preparation, characterized in that a set of ingredients containing pre-portioned components is designed as a take-away product for preparing a beverage. Drink preparation according to Claim 1 , characterized in that the set comprises packets, bags and/or jars as packaging forms. Drink preparation according to one of the Claims 1 or 2 , characterized in that the ingredients for the take-away product are a tea preparation consisting of an instant tea in powder form and long-lasting pellets in a glass. Drink preparation according to one of the Claims 1 or 2 , characterized in that the ingredients for the take-away product comprise an alcoholic beverage. Beverage preparation according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises a take-away cup and at least one drinking tube, wherein the set of ingredients is introduced into the take-away cup. Beverage preparation according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that syrups in suitable packaging are further components of the take-away product. Beverage preparation according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the beads have a skin and are filled with syrup or liquid fruit preparations and are embedded in a liquid in a glass. Beverage preparation according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that after preparation the ingredients instant tea are mixed with water and/or milk or an alcoholic liquid to form the beverage. Beverage preparation according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that one sachet contains 5 g of tea powder added to 500 ml of liquid. Beverage preparation according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that pellets from a glass with the content of ½ x 90 g net per one portion are added to the drink.