If you’re craving homemade boba but don’t have the ingredients on hand, you’ll be happy to know there are multiple starch substitutes for tapioca pearls. Some of the most popular substitutes...
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Tapioca pearls are small balls made from tapioca starch that are commonly used in bubble tea drinks. Besides enhancing this Taiwanese milk tea, you can use boba in various dishes, drinks, and...
Popping boba is a breakable sac containing various flavored juices and sodium alginate. Using a process called spherification, this infused mixture is placed into a calcium salt solution which...
Bubble tea originated in Taiwan. Lin Hsui Hui—an employee of the international food chain Chun Shui Tang based in Taichung, Taiwan—is considered the first person to concoct the sweet, milky boba...
While they might look perplexing at the bottom of your bubble tea, learning how to make tapioca pearls is simple. These gluten-free tapioca pearls use minimal ingredients. You can make them plain...
Tapioca Pearls Calories: What to Know About What’s in Your Cup
Tapioca pearls are a fun, chewy, eye-catching garnish in boba tea. Although they are delicious, they are loaded with sugar, calories, and carbohydrates. A half cup of tapioca pearls contains...