• DarkCloud@lemmy.world
    51·
    2 days ago

    Question; are those tapioca spheres or are they bubbles from a bubble tea? Actually is this just standard boba? Or are these ones… pearls from the bottom of a pearl milk tea drink?

    I really need to know specifically which.

    • Funkt4st1c@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      2 days ago

      I used to buy tubs of the bubbles. Theyre udually just fruit juice that was piped into… Something im too lazy to search.

      Tapioca pearls are also, confusingly, called bubbles. These are usually called popping bubbles

      • GreenKnight23@lemmy.world
        1·
        2 days ago

        Theyre udually just fruit juice that was piped into… Something im too lazy to search.

        sometimes it’s agar agar into cold oil.

        some claim better results using sodium algenate and calcium chloride.

    • Zetta@mander.xyz
      2·
      2 days ago

      Tapioca spheres are the only true Bobba imo. Those “popping” ones in the image are just disgusting garbage.

      • johan@feddit.nl
        1·
        2 days ago

        Agree 100%. The tapioca ones have a nice, almost gelatinous texture that I find very satisfying.