Tapioca is essentially a very fun ingredient made out of the cassava plant, which you might know as being yucca root and it grows in the ground. Tapioca pearls are small, round balls made from tapioca starch — which is extracted from the root of a plant called cassava. Four years of chewing on these delicious pearls contained in the popular bubble tea drinks and other various delectable sweet treats. We put together this quick guide for everything you need to know about tapioca pearls, how to cook them and a few cool things you may not have thought of using with your favorite recipes.
Tapioca pearls, a common snack in many Asian countries which composed of tapioca starch. Not only are they fun to eat because of how you see them used with bubble tea drinks. Tapioca pearls come in various colors and sizes, so choose the one that appeals to you more your drinks and desserts. And the coolest thing is, when you cook them- they turn white and clear. They also become a little chewy, which gives a unique bite to all of your favorite sweets.
Bubble tea is so easy to make at home that we can literally drink it out anytime. To prepare tapioca pearls, start by boiling a pot of water on the stove top until it is bubbling. Gently stir the tapioca pearls into boiling water. Cook until they are translucent (5 to 10 minutes) and tender. Once the pearls have cooked, they should be drained by using a strainer before you do so rinse them in cold water to stop further cooking. Then, you can place them in your bubble tea and drink!
There are a great variety of both the colors and sizes of tapioca pearls out there, which is just so exciting! Black and white should be the color scheme you typically see. But, there are colorful pearls like pink, green and blue. Pearls come in various sizes, from little to enormous. The smaller pearls are typically used in drinks like bubble tea, while the bigger ones can be great for desserts because they can really shine.
How do black and white tapioca pearls differ? What makes this smoothie bowl different from that one is not only how it was made, but also what gives it the color. The black tapioca pearls are brown sugar-tinted, and therefore a tad bit sweet with its own distinct flavor. Versatile white with a plain flavor to go well in different drinks and desserts.
Tapioca Pudding: Boil tapioca pearls in milk and sugar, until they get transforms into a soft state to prepare an exotic tapioca pudding. Once you do then, just put it in the fridge to cool and enjoy your dessert!
Ice Cream Topping: You can use a simple ice cream topping option by sprinkling some cooked tapioca pearls on your favorite flavors, giving the dessert the twist that will leave it even mooremore!) exciting.