its called sago or sabudana root
Tapioca is a tuber crop and mainly found/consumed in Kerala and southern part of Tamil Nadu. In Malayalam (Kerala) it is known by different names like "Kappa", 'Chini", "Marachini" etc. and Tamil (TN) it is known as "Maravalli" or "Maravalli Kizhangu". It's full of starch/energy giving and well accepted by the working peasants. Different forms of tapioca products/disches are available like, tapioca chips, tapioca finger chips, tapioca pappad - its very famous in southern most Kerala, tapioca uppuma, tapioca halwa, tapioca based infant feed, etc.
First off : Tapioca and Sabudana are derived from two different plants: Tapioca from the root of Cassava plant. Sabudana from the stem of the sago palm. However, both are starches from plants and the only processing done is to dry and powder them to convert them into usable form. 100% vegetarian. No eels! As regards to Agyaras and other fasts, many grains are not permitted because they might be of "tamasik" or "rajasik" nature, meaning not wholesome for the body. Certain fasting like "Ekadashi" do not permit rice or wheat to be eaten, this doesn't mean they are non-vegetarian Go ahead, and enjoy saboodana.
The common English name for Sabudana is Pearl Sago. These are small grains similar to tapioca which when cooked turn pale and translucent. They are used in a lot of Southern Indian dishes.
Sabudana is commonly known as Javvarisi in Tamil.
It's in the name. Tapioca is in Tapioca pudding.
Tapioca starch has similar properties to corn starch. The amylose content of tapioca starch is about the same as corn starch but there are some phosphate groups present in tapioca which I think affect the solubility of starches in water.
tapioca pearls
Yes. Some people cannot tolerate corn, so tapioca starch is a good substitute.
Tapioca is black when it is in bubble tea, but is white in tapioca pudding.
Tapioca is a root
Tapioca comes from an underground root.