I'm not the seller but use this product frequently. Please do not soak.Sellers instructions are false, simply boil for an hour to desired consistency?

No, my experience is to boil for about 20 minutes and keep a small white kernel in the center. I use the this large pearl tapioca for sweet fruit soup that is reheated numerous times.

How do you cook this junk?! I've been on it for an hour and half. Tried high heat, medium heat, low heat. Still white and crunchy in the center!!!!

There is no way.. i’ve been trying to cook it for several hours changing pots to prevent burning until it is barely edible and by that time its all sticky and seems to be over cooked so definitely a waste of money and time. Literally a junk.

Do you recommend using them for bubble tea/boba drinks

I use this large pearl tapioca for a sweet fruit soup. I think they would work fine for bubble tea. I cook the tapioca so there's still a small white center because the batch of soup is large and reheated numerous times. So the tapioca stays firm. Be sure to rinse the tapioca before you add it to a tea or drink!! Hope this helps.

how do you cook the Boba pearls; the pkg has no instructions. Do you soak it? How long to boil or simmer? Can you cook it in a rice cooker?

Boil water, once it is boiling, add the boba and let it boil for 15 mins. Rinse to remove the blobs lol. Soak in cool water overnight, boil again for 10 mins. Soak overnight. Final cook time, add brown sugar or white whatever your preference is. I bought mine at the asian market. Same brand tho

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✨ Unleash Your Inner Dessert Artist! 🍮

SHARE THE JOY - Perfect for gatherings, ensuring everyone enjoys a taste of nostalgia.
EASY PREPARATION - Simply soak for 2 hours and unleash your inner chef.
NATURAL GOODNESS - Crafted from 100% cassava roots for a gluten-free indulgence.
VERSATILE INGREDIENT - Ideal for puddings, bubble teas, and creative culinary experiments.
ELEVATE YOUR DESSERTS - Transform ordinary recipes into extraordinary delights with our large tapioca pearls.

Our 14oz Asuka Tapioca Pearls are large, round pellets made from premium cassava roots, perfect for creating delicious tapioca pudding and other desserts. With a simple 2-hour soak, these gluten-free pearls are ready to elevate your culinary creations.

Reviews

V**P

Perfect tapioca

This tapioca made some of the best putting up ever had

30.05.2025

M**S

Didn’t work for me

Wanted these for pudding. Thought I would soak as large pearls often need soaking. Many disintegrated into little hard chunks. So I pitched those. Thought perhaps I could just simmer them to soften, well after close to an hour they were still very hard , crunchy and didn’t turn clear. So they just didn’t work for me no matter what I tried.

12.02.2024

S**

Using for sensory activity

Had to boil these for a while to achieve the gelatinous form—probably between 20-40 minutes. No instructions on the bag—definitely would help. They didn’t have a smell and take to dye well. Perfect for sensory activity in place of the toxic water beads.Wish the bag was bigger my toddler loves these and will be buying again.

22.04.2024

R**Y

Don’t soak too long

Well- these pearls do tend to disintegrate faster than other pearls. They do not come with instructions. Since tapioca pearls are so different in structure, they should all come with instructions. I have found that if these pearls are rinsed well to start, soaked for about 30 minutes, and then cooked until they are nearly translucent-10 to 20 minutes or so - they will hold up in a pudding and provide nice chewy pearls. Some will fall apart, but enough will be in tact.

15.01.2023

L**S

These tapioca pearls are total garbage. Within seconds of rinsing in cold water

These tapioca pearls are total garbage. Within seconds of rinsing in cold water, they began to break down into tapioca sludge (see pictures). Don't waste your money.

26.03.2018

R**R

Pressure cooker method

We got these for bubble tea at home. Definitely utilize the pressure cooker method detailed by several other reviewers - 6 cups boiling water, 40 minutes on high. I actually had to let mine sit on warm after for a bit to be fully cooked, but hands down has to be pressure cooker (no pre rinse) for maintaining the integrity of the product and having good chewy texture. The ONLY boba I could find anywhere that was this size AND had clean ingredients. Top notch!!!

7.01.2023

K**E

Too LARGE

The pearl size is too large for my preference. The large balls remained doughy even after hours of pre-soaking and cooking properly.

22.04.2025

C**Y

Disaster

Whatever recipe I followed I got the same results, chewy, gummy, terrible texture, a complete disaster for me.

22.08.2025

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