Not everybody loves the texture of tapioca pearls at the bottom of the strong iced drink that’s often called bubble tea, but Cathy Erway, author of a new cookbook called “The Food of Taiwan,” says ...

I love a good boba (or bubble) smoothie after a big bowl of pho or a banh mi. There’s something so fun about sucking up cold, sweet smoothie and finding those little tapioca pearls capriciously ...

Bubble tea, also known as boba tea, first appeared in Taiwan but has recently exploded in popularity in the US. It’s made with tea, milk, sweetener and tapioca, and there are so many ways to ...

Maybe it’s all that boba that’s been floating around in frothy milk teas. Or maybe it’s a nod to nostalgia and the creamy tapioca pudding of childhood memories. Maybe it’s a little of both. Whatever ...