To prevent this, you must make a starter dough by mixing tapioca starch with boiling water to make a gelatinous mass. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. While the water is coming to a boil, mix the cocoa powder (or matcha powder or butterfly pea powder if you're making those versions) and tapioca starch together if you’re making black or colored boba pearls.

The starch is inserted into a long, cylindrical twill cloth bag and a jerking motion is used to toss the starch lumps back and forth. But since then, my preferences have expanded to include classic bubble or boba milk tea, brown sugar bubble tea, taro bubble tea, ube bubble tea, and plenty more flavors! Using a spoon, drag some of the brown sugar syrup along the side of the glass to create brown syrup streaks (see pictures in the post). To prevent this, I like to keep a little tapioca starch in a bowl, and add the rolled up pearls into the bowl.Made by Wufuyuan, a trusted brand in the world of tapioca products, these pearls are carefully crafted to ensure a consistent and satisfying texture. To make dried tapioca pearls – spread the boba pearls on a half sheet pan, and let them dry out for about 4 – 6 hours. Add the rest of the water directly to the tapioca flour and immediately pour the colored water to the bowl as well.

The pearls are known as sabudana in the Indian subcontinent; they are used for sweet and savory dishes, such as sabudana khichri. With their soft and chewy consistency, these tapioca pearls add a fun and enjoyable element to your drinks. Sulfur dioxide is used to separate the starch from other unwanted substances as well as acting as a bleaching agent, and regulating microbial and enzymatic reactions.Be aware of the time it takes becuae yes it is 3+ hours also when adding the tapioca starch be careful not to add too much, the dough making took me a bit longer cuz i had to add water or more starch to together the proper consistency, but it came out great with no defects as my first time. Ingredients:Tapioca Starch (42%), Water, Corn Starch, Colour (Sulphite Ammonia Caramel), Thickener (E412), Preservative (E262ii), Flavouring.