White Tapioca Pearls

Store dry tapioca pearls in an airtight container in a cool, dry place. Cooked pearls should be refrigerated and used within a day or two.

Rinse pearls thoroughly before cooking to remove excess starch.

Cook pearls according to package directions, as cooking times can vary.

Sweeten cooked pearls with simple syrup or brown sugar syrup for added flavor.

Add cooked pearls to drinks immediately or rinse with cold water to prevent sticking.

Bubble tea (milk tea, fruit tea)

Pudding

Dessert soups

Sweet rice cakes

Not cooking pearls long enough, resulting in a hard center.

Overcooking pearls, which can make them mushy.

Storing cooked pearls for too long, as they can become hard and unpleasant.