Chatime

Special thanks to Chatime for extending this food review invitation.

Update: This business has ceased its operations.

Pavilion Elite is a new wing of eateries in Pavilion Kuala Lumpur. One of the shops here is Chatime (日出茶太), a Taiwanese chain of milk tea stores that popularized pearl milk tea (珍珠奶茶) in Malaysia several years ago.

In this outlet, the staff demonstrates how its signature tapioca pearls, called Cham Pearls, are produced. First, tapioca flour is mixed with water and sugar in a dough mixer. Some hand-kneading is also necessary. After that, a specialized machine cuts the dough and produces spherical tapioca pearls.

Today's demonstration involves sweet potato-flavored Cham Pearls. Pearl Milk Tea (台北日出珍奶, RM7.50) is one way to enjoy these popular jellies. Like other products made from tapioca flour, Cham Pearls is translucent and has a distinctive chewy texture.

This Chatime outlet is one of the few which also sells Tealive (RM8.50), a new line of cold brew tea. In cold brewing, tea leaves are steeped in cool water for 8 hours to allow tea flavors to be extracted more gently. There are 3 different flavors: B. Mysterious (black tea), B. Witty (buckwheat tea) and B. Merry (raspberry-infused tea). The drinks are prepared daily and contain no sugar nor preservatives.

Name: Chatime (日出茶太)
Address: 1.110.00, Pavilion Elite, Jalan Bukit Bintang, 55100 Kuala Lumpur
Contact: N/A
Business hours: 10:00am-10:00pm
Website: http://www.chatime.com.my
Coordinates: 3.14830 N, 101.71297 E
Directions: Chatime is located at Level 1 of Pavilion Elite of Pavilion Kuala Lumpur, near the entrance to the main mall. The mall provides multi-storey parking.