It’s a common question to ask, and the answer almost always seems to be “yes” – at least within the hip LA culture. What started out as a simple sweet tea served with tapioca pearls in Taiwan quickly ...

Boba, the Taiwanese drink that usually includes tapioca pearls, has been in the news lately for a potential shortage. This all started on April 8, when the Instagram account for Boba Guys, one of the ...

If the boba’s black, turn your back. That’s what we learned after speaking with Jack Hsiao and Wei-Chih “Wei” Kao, co-owners of the Lone Tree location of Latea, one of the many boba tea shops that ...

Properties: Tiny and hard when uncooked and large, sticky and chewy when cooked. Flavor: They are flavorless but tend to take on any other flavors you are cooking with. Uses: Desserts like pudding, ...

Maybe it’s all that boba that’s been floating around in frothy milk teas. Or maybe it’s a nod to nostalgia and the creamy tapioca pudding of childhood memories. Maybe it’s a little of both. Whatever ...

Starbucks is testing two beverages "made with coffee pearls" at two stores. The pearls are being added to two coffee-based iced drinks, a spokesperson told Insider. The drinks look similar to bubble ...