It’s hard to pinpoint the exact component of Pearl Milk Tea that most triggers my gag reflex.

Is it the nasty, rubbery, deer-scat-colored fish eyes that require their own supersized straws (straws that will likely end up in the ocean and kill actual fish)?

Or perhaps it’s the “tea” itself, an accursed concoction that perfectly embodies the oxymoron “sickly sweet.” Seriously. The stuff tastes like pure iced fruit syrup: It’s so overpowering that you can’t even taste the tapioca balls — not that you’d want to.

And if having to chew your sugar-filled beverage wasn’t enough, boba is also extremely unhealthy. One drink can have up to 70 grams of sugar (almost double the amount in a can of Coca Cola) and studies have found traces of styrene, a carcinogen, in tapioca balls, according to isitbadforyou.com.

So, really, it’s up to you. To drink or not to drink? Either way, I humbly ask that you refrain from slurping your boba in my vicinity.