Also known as tapioca pearls, boba pearls -- or, colloquially, boba balls -- are surprisingly simple to craft at home, if a bit of a pain. This recipe does take patience, though. If you feel you don't ...

The U.S. is seeing a massive shortage of boba — or bubble tea — as tapioca starch shipments from overseas are delayed due to the recent shipping disaster in the Suez Canal, among other reasons. Tommy ...

Bubble tea or boba has become a catch-all for a cavalcade of refreshing, comforting, and downright intriguing liquids. These range from the classic milk tea (typically black, green, or oolong) and ...

(CBS SF) -- Tapioca, that gooey, chewy, yummy, starchy, happy-feeling food has its own national holiday, June 28th, and there's no better way to celebrate National Tapioca Day than with Boba Tea, ...

Ever since the tapioca milk tea craze hit Japan, the thirst for boba balls has grown to include weird and wonderful creations like tapioca beer, bubble tea ramen and boba ice cream bars. Now it’s time ...

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Can you have too much boba? For one 14-year-old in China, the answer is yes. She had to be hospitalized after more than 100 tapioca balls were found stuck in her stomach. "They're ...

Abby Boeh walked into an Echo Park cafe and ordered her usual: an iced coffee and tea blend with cream and boba. She had politely declined a manager’s suggestion to try seasonal specials like chai tea ...

Kristie Hang is a born-and-raised Angeleno who has been covering the Los Angeles food scene for nearly 15 years. She was once known for double-fisting two large boba drinks daily in grad school — ...