Carl had never had a Boba drink (with Tapioca pearls in the drink), so the other day when we were out, we drove past a restaurant which had it and so we stopped and got some.
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| You can see the tapioca pearls (black) in the bottom of the drink, and you may be able to see that there are a few in his straw as well. |
The tapioca pearls don't really add anything to the flavor, but they are chewy and "interesting" in the drink. They add quite a lot of starch and so make the drink very filling. You need to be a little careful as sucking the pearls up the oversized straw requires a bit of suction, and yet you don't want to draw it in to your mouth too quickly.
The first time I knew about them was years ago when I was teaching a class in Los Angeles and one of my students came in from lunch with a smoothie or tea with boba pearls. I was so distracted by watching these black round things go up her straw that I had to ask what they were!
They are often served in Chinese or Vietnamese restaurants in milk teas, but I prefer them in frozen fruit smoothies (which is what we got at the Chinese restaurant near where we are staying here in Elgin, IL).
More information can be found on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubble_tea
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