Boba
from tikkun@lemmy.blahaj.zone to vegancirclejerk@lemmy.world on 23 Feb 21:48
https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/39028139

#vegancirclejerk

threaded - newest

LodeMike@lemmy.today on 23 Feb 22:15 next collapse

I prefer kiki

foodandart@lemmy.zip on 23 Feb 22:32 collapse

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.

Natanael@slrpnk.net on 23 Feb 22:36 next collapse

It’s just gel encased fluid, poured into other fluid. Texture is kinda like some soft berries

foodandart@lemmy.zip on 23 Feb 22:41 collapse

Sounds like some weird form of manmade tapioca. Hmm.

CyberSeeker@discuss.tchncs.de on 23 Feb 22:52 collapse

It is, in fact, tapioca.

UnspecificGravity@piefed.social on 23 Feb 23:08 next collapse

They are chewy little balls of boiled tapioca dough soaked in brown sugar.

zikzak025@lemmy.world on 23 Feb 23:30 collapse

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 on 24 Feb 04:32 collapse

I think I shall have to try some then!