It's starch shaped into balls, then typically boiled in a mix of sugar and water to a gelatinous consistency.
Not sure what differences there are between the black and white ones though. I usually see the white ones, smaller in size, used in tapioca pudding, while the black ones are often larger and used for boba tea.
I prefer kiki
Ohhhhh... nooo..
Honest question, WTF is boba.. (I generally avoid foodstuffs in packaging that's bright colored and looks like it's sugary)
I've never tried it.
Tapioca pearls.
It's starch shaped into balls, then typically boiled in a mix of sugar and water to a gelatinous consistency.
Not sure what differences there are between the black and white ones though. I usually see the white ones, smaller in size, used in tapioca pudding, while the black ones are often larger and used for boba tea.
I think I shall have to try some then!
They are chewy little balls of boiled tapioca dough soaked in brown sugar.
It's just gel encased fluid, poured into other fluid. Texture is kinda like some soft berries
Sounds like some weird form of manmade tapioca. Hmm.
It is, in fact, tapioca.