The first time I cooked with tapioca pearls a few years ago, I ended up with a giant mess. I was trying to recreate boba tea, and I overcooked the small, translucent spheres and the whole thing ...

Old-Fashioned Pearl Tapioca Pudding, photographed Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020. Photo by Hillary Levin, [email protected] Yield: 6 servings 4 ounces tapioca pearls, preferably large 1 fresh vanilla ...

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, ...

Welcome again to Sunday Brunch, with notes and ideas from the lighter side of the menu. Today is National Tapioca Day, a day to celebrate this starchy substance that has been long been used as ...

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 ...