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Black tapioca pearls, 200g bag, about 5 servings: the size for a first cook. Boil 25 to 30 minutes, rest, rinse and sweeten for the boba pearls you get in a shop. Vegan and gluten free.
£1.49
Black tapioca pearls in a 200g bag, the size for a first cook. About 5 servings at 40g dry. Boil them for 25 to 30 minutes, rest them off the heat for 15, rinse under cold water and soak in sugar syrup. That is the whole method, and it gives the chew of a shop-made bubble tea.
The pearls bring no sweetness of their own: sugars are 0 g per 100g, so the flavour is whatever you soak them in. They cook to a glossy black with a soft outside and a springy middle. Cooked pearls are at their best within four hours and the fridge turns them hard, so cook what you will drink that afternoon.
A 200g bag is the one to learn the timing on before committing to a kilo. After that the 1kg bag is the everyday size and the 3kg bag is bulk. For pearls without the boil, the instant 50g sachets need boiling water and under 5 minutes.
Soak them in a brown sugar syrup, then drop them into a milk tea made from powder.
Bring a large pan of water to a rolling boil, about 7 times the volume of the pearls. Add the pearls, stir until they float, then boil for 25 to 30 minutes with the lid on, stirring now and then. Turn off the heat and leave them for 15 minutes. Drain, rinse under cold water, then soak in sugar syrup or brown sugar syrup until you serve. Use within 4 hours and do not refrigerate.
Tapioca pearls.
Tapioca Starch, Water, Modified Starch (Hydroxypropyl Starch, Oxidised Starch, Distarch Phosphate, Acetylated Distarch Adipate, Starch Sodium Octenyl Succinate), Potato Starch, Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate E202, Benzoic Acid E210), Caramel Colour (E150d), Cellulose Gum (E466), Natural Flavouring, Antifoam Agent (Silicon Resin, Polysorbate 65, Sorbitan Fatty Acid Ester, Cellulose Gum, Water).
None of the 14 declared allergens.
| Typical values | Per 100g |
|---|---|
| Energy | 1004 kJ / 270 kcal |
| Fat | 0 g |
| of which saturates | 0 g |
| Carbohydrate | 60 g |
| of which sugars | 0 g |
| Protein | 1 g |
| Salt | 0.10 g |
Store in a cool, dry place. Once cooked, use within 4 hours for the best texture. Do not refrigerate cooked pearls: it makes them hard.
| Weight | 0.2 kg |
|---|
A topping on its own is a topping. These turn it into a bubble tea.
