Amylopectin makes up about 80 per cent of tapioca starch, and this is the key to why boba is so irresistibly chewy. Preparing boba starts with placing the hard pearls in boiling water. This ...

Tapioca pearls arrived in India from Southeast Asia over half a century ago, in the 1940s. At first, the ingredient went ...

When sipping bubble tea, the spring-loaded pearls of tapioca instantly demands our attention. Confronted by the unapologetic chew of the pearls, we unconsciously transcend into a state of ...