what are the tapioca balls in bubble tea
Tapioca balls Tapioca balls are a product that comes from tapioca, a starch which is in turn extracted from the cassava root.[1] They are also known as boba (a transliteration of the word "bubble") or "pearls" in bubble tea. Some boba are five-to-ten-millimeter starch balls, consisting of sweet potato powder, potato powder, or jelly. By adding different ingredients—water, sugar and seasoning—tapioca balls can be made to vary in color and in texture. Tapioca balls are typically neutral in flavor and gel easily, and are therefore often used as a thickening agent in foods like pudding.[2]
Magic 8-Ball The Magic 8-Ball is a hollow plastic sphere resembling an oversized, black-and-white 8-ball. Inside a cylindrical reservoir contains a white, plastic, icosahedron floating in alcohol dyed dark blue. Each of the die's 20 faces has an affirmative, negative, or non-committal statement printed in raised letters. These messages are read through a window on the ball's bottom.