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Iced tea with tapioca pearls that are sucked from a large straw are perhaps Taiwan’s most famous culinary export. These bouncy, chewy balls are fun to munch on, much like chewing gum. The teas may be milky or not, sweetened or not, and flavored with any number of additional powders or infusions, like mango. My favorite style is this classic black tea with milk, and sweetened.
Recipe information
Yield
2 servings
Ingredients
1
cup tapioca pearls (found in the dry goods section in Asian groceries)
4
cups freshly brewed strong black tea
1
tablespoon sugar
Ice cubes, for shaking
1
/2 cup whole milk
Need to make a substitution?
Preparation
Soak the tapioca pearls according to the package instructions. Once fully reconstituted and softened, drain.
Reprinted with permission from The Food of Taiwan: Recipes from the Beautiful Island copyright © 2015 by Cathy Erway. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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