What is the point of tapioca balls in bubble tea?
They typically lack flavor and gel easily, and are therefore often used as a thickening agent in foods like pudding. The tapioca pearls are simply there to provide texture, the flavor really comes from the drink itself.
About the balls: They’re tapioca. … Tapioca is the bubbles in bubble tea. You eat it and drink it at the same time. The tea can be green tea, oolong tea, black tea or milk tea, which is tea cut with condensed milk and sugar—a diabetic nightmare.