tapioca

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Not to be confused with chewy tapioca boba, these popping pearls are thin, gel-like spheres that burst in your mouth.

From Salon • May 17, 2025

If the ingredients include things such as “organic tapioca starch” or “pea protein isolate,” or even natural coloring, you might reconsider.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2024

It is overlaid with a gel created from tapioca starch and gelatin, which is ultrasoft and mimics the makeup of tissue itself.

From Science Daily • May 30, 2024

They’re used for a tea-based drink that includes tapioca balls at the bottom of the cup.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 10, 2024

Perversely I long for the desserts of my childhood, the desserts of war, simple and inexpensive and bland: tapioca pudding, with its gelatinous fish eyes, Jell-O caramel pudding, Junket.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood