E-FA BRAND Boba Black Tapioca Pearls – 2.2 LB – Boil in 5 Minutes or Microwave in 3 Minutes – Soft & Chewy Boba for Milk Tea, Smoothies & Desserts – Award-Winning Taste (Pack of 1)

Best boba I’ve ever tried. Easy to make and tasty. The texture and size is the same as the one you have in the boba places. The smell is good. Definitely a good value for the money

My second time buying these now and they'll be my go to. They're semisoft in the bag, prep is easy and they're ready quickly. The flavor is good, a little on the neutral side with a bit of sweetness (other brands that I've tried were bitter).I'll keep buying these.

Dried pearls arrive intact - quick and easy to cook. Cheaper alternative than buying boba drinks at the cafe - the teenagers in this household save money!

I absolutely love this brand of Boba. It cooks easy. The taste is wonderful, but unfortunately, the last pack that I did order, it was not vacuum sealed. In the picture, you can see the condensed water inside the package and the bad Boba

Great boba. I am very pleased.

Best par-Cooked boba pearls I've ordered and I've order almost them all! The amount you get for the price, you can't beat! The best way I've found to cook them and infuse flavor (otherwise they're pretty bland) is as follows:Depending on how much pearls you want to cook at once, determines how much water to use. I recommended only making enough for how many drinks you plan to be serving or will use within 4-8 hours, at room temp, otherwise they start to get hard.For 1-2 drinks:I put enough water to fill halfway up my 6 quart pot, bring to rolling boil.Optional: I like to put about 1-4 cups of sugar (preferably the darkest brown you can find, but you can mix and match any kind of sugar you want) into the water, to infuse extra deliciousness into the pearls while they cook, highly recommended! Plus, you can reuse the water 3-6 times (storing in the fridge between each use), because who wants to waste that much sugar 😅 and it doesn't affect the pearls.Then, I add a little more than 1 cup of the pearls into the boiling water, stir it around a little bit, wait till I see them starting to float to top, then turn the heat down to medium, put the lid on, set the timer for 11 minutes, stirring occasionally.When timer goes off, turn the heat off, leave pot on burner with the lid on, and set timer for a additional 10 minutes, just letting them sit in the hot water.When timer goes off, I drain them into a colander, that is inside a bigger bowl, to save the water (mentioned above), put said water aside, then rinse the pearls in hot water to get the extra starch off.Put the pearls immediately into a tubberware, I use a smallish one that says it fits 2 Cups in. If you like them sweet (trust me, you will) then add 1-4tbsp of dark brown sugar/any sugar and a little simple syrup (1:1 ratio of dark brown sugar dissolved into of water), enough to cover the pearls. Mix them up and let sit for 15-40 mins, depending on how sweet you like them.After that, put pearls and a little bit of the syrup they were soaking in into bottom of glass/cup, add drink of choice on top and enjoy pure bliss👌I make my drink by putting some strong brewed, ideally loose leaf, black tea (I get a Thai tea bag that says "bubble tea mix" from my local Asian market or online), some coffee creamer (I use sweet cream flavored), some zero fat milk or water (because I gotta balance all this sugar somehow 😂) in a cup, heat in microwave for a minute and a half, because I like my drink warmish, completely optional. Pour on top of pearls and syrup, mix it up with one of my reusable boba straws, and am taken to absolute heaven, without having to spend 5-10$ or leave my home 🙌 tastes identical, if not better than your local bubble tea shop 👌It's a very large bag so I recommend this if you are a avid boba tea drinker/large family or you know how to store it right. The bag is not resealable so for the first couple of days/uses, I keep it in my fridge taped shut, with as much air as possible removed. After that I will transfer to a gallon zip-lock bag (usually will fit in one and maybe a single sandwich bag), close almost all the way, and then put a small straw in the corner and suck out as much air as possible before sealing it shut after every time I open it. It easily could last me a couple months, if not more, but I go through it in about a month and a half 😅Edit: after a couple of batches cooked, I noticed some sand/gritty granuals in the bag, water and drinks I had made. I highly recommend NOT buying from CL Marketplace, have NEVER had this experience with any other sellers.

Easy to make and delicious!Texture depends on how long you've cooked the boba and how long you've left it out. It tastes great freshly boiled with great bounce.

Cooks in under 5 minutes! I just throw in the microwave for 1 minute in water let it sit for 4, drain it and it comes out perfect every time!