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Actually, tapioca pearls are usually used in drinks, including some milkshakes.
Actually, tapioca pearls are usually used in drinks, including some milkshakes.
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Boba is the little tapiocal pearls or "bubbles" in the famous Taiwanese drink bubble tea. It's a delicious milk tea drink with tapioca in it. Boba tastes and feels kind of like jello, except with a harder center. Order one in china town and taste it for yourself. :)
When you look at tapioca pearls, they do somewhat resemble fish eggs. However, they are made from a South American root starch. They are basically plant material, not roe. The pudding itself does use ordinary every day chicken eggs in the recipe, along with the tapioca, milk, sugar, and vanilla.
Tapioca is traditionally made with milk.
AnswerAre you thinking of tapioca pudding or just plain tapioca? The cholesterol content is different for each. With tapioca pudding it depends on if whole, 2%, 1%, or skim milk is used in the recipe as well as if egg yolks are used or just egg whites. In ready-made packages of pudding, I would suggest looking at the label for cholesterol content. The cholesterol is good. Too high is bad and would harm your body more than benefit it.For plain tapioca (the dry pearls) there is no cholesterol. If you are concerned about cholesterol, I suggest buying the dry pearls and then using skim milk and egg whites in your preparation. This will decrease the amount of cholesterol in the final product.
There an Asian food item in the shape of a small ball or pearl. Made from tapioca and are usually put in drinks such as teas, snows (or smoothies basically), milk tea, etc. They're pretty good! :)
Tapioca is traditionally made with milk.
Imitation pearls made from sea shells; very popular on Okinawa.
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