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.
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LodeMike@lemmy.today · 11 pts · 197d
I prefer kiki
foodandart@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 197d
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.
zikzak025@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 197d
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.
foodandart@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 197d
I think I shall have to try some then!
UnspecificGravity@piefed.social · 4 pts · 197d
They are chewy little balls of boiled tapioca dough soaked in brown sugar.
Natanael@slrpnk.net · 1 pts · 197d
It's just gel encased fluid, poured into other fluid. Texture is kinda like some soft berries
foodandart@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 197d
Sounds like some weird form of manmade tapioca. Hmm.
CyberSeeker@discuss.tchncs.de · 11 pts · 197d
It is, in fact, tapioca.