How do you make tapioca 'pearls' or 'boba'?

Question

I recently went to China and became addicted to those milk teas with the tapioca 'pearls' in them.

The problem is, I live in a remote community and the last asian grocery store closed after about a month.

So, how can I make the 'pearls' from tapioca??

Answer 1

Buy the pearls from this site:

http://www.bubbleteasupply.com/index.php...

and follow their instructions to prepare the pearl tea:

1 cup Tapioca Pearls (Bubble Tea Supply of course)

6-8 cups water

Approximately 6-10 servings

The ratio should be a minimum of 7:1, water to tapioca pearls.

Boil water in a large pot.

Add in the tapioca pearls to boiling water.

The tapioca pearls should float in the water.

Boil for about 25 minutes depending on the tapioca pearl with the cover on.

Turn the heat off and let the tapioca sit in the water for 25 minutes.

Rinse the cooked tapioca pearls in warm water and drain out the water.

Cover with bubble tea sugar syrup or brown sugar and serve.

Answer 2

I would rather order from online than making it myself.....thats just time consuming.

Answer 3

you boil them just regular plain tapioca pearls and then rinse them i like the black ones in thai tea!