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We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Boba pearls are not a particularly new innovation. You can find them at your nearest Starbucks, and big cities like San Francisco are ...

Boba pearls are usually made from tapioca starch (from the cassava plant), water, and sometimes a sweetener, like brown sugar, using a process known as gelatinization. The little boba balls are ...

Herrine Ro: Vancouver, British Columbia, is known for its boba. Bubble tea, pearls, however you want to call it. There are hundreds of bubble-tea shops serving variations of the Taiwanese drink ...

Preparing boba starts with placing the hard pearls in boiling water. This process breaks the hydrogen bonds that are holding the amylose molecules together. The glucose units in amylose can now ...

Even though the homemade drink cost only one dollar (including the boba), it is quite cost-effective. The homemade tapioca pearls make a great alternative to store-bought boba, as they cost about 1/4 ...