What is boba?

Answer 1

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. :)

Answer 2

I know they're commonly called tapioca pearls, but does anyone know if they really, actually have tapioca in them? I heard somewhere that they're made of that Japanese yam-type substance (konnyaku) which has no calories and tons of fiber. If this is true, it would make a boba drink considerably healthier than if it was all tapioca starch which I thought was the case. Especially if you could make one without so much sugar...

Answer 3

Boba is another name for bubble milk tea. It has tapioca pearls inside of a milk tea. You have to boil water to cook the tapioca pearls. Add them to a mixture of tea, milk or almond milk, and syrup. Most use a blender to mix.

Answer 4

Boba or "pearls" are tapioca balls.