BOLLE - Boba Bubble Tea Tapioca Pearls 2.2 Lbs.

1st time i bought this, all the pearls were crushed so i had to send it back for a refund and order. the seller processed everything smoothly. second was better. this boba pearls are interesting, the one i saw and bought before are all tough but this all is like compressed powder in ball form so they get crushed easier, but prob explain why they are more chewy. i read that others cook it in 40-45 minutes but the 1st time i made it, i use a rice cooker which take less than 15 min lol i ll try the regular method next time to see which one is less time-consuming the boba itself is a bit smaller than regular but chewy and very good. before this i bought a random brand in the Asian market which take 5 min to cook but it doesnt taste this chewy. this boba also has a smell thats quite pleasant ? like not a chemical smell or smell fake, the ingredients look more healthy than the others (boba isnt even healthy to begin with but lol) now im gonna start making boba tea at home~

I was reading other reviews of the bag not being sealed or it being too much dust and I thought ‘oh maybe it was a uncommon defect’. Wrong. It came that way but I sifted the boba and gave it a shot. I stood watching this for almsot an hour and had two failed attempts because the powder that was like 1/2 if he bag made everything stick together before I sifted it which took a bit boiled it as instructed and afterwards I took it out tried it and they were too chewy and sticky. Not good quality boba. Okay taste so I put it in my matcha drink and ate it all. Next thing you know I have diaherria 2-3 times this afternoon. Not a good work day, very dissaponted. Don’t get your hopes up and buy cheap boba folks.

I love boba drinks and go out of my way to get some at my favorite Asian restaurant. I wanted to make some at home and started looking for boba that was easy to cook. I purchased another quick cooking brand found here on Amazon, but I didn't like the sound of some of the ingredients, so I was looking for a more healthy option. I read the reviews on this brand and was a bit worried because people were saying their packages arrived damaged, but I have to say my order was perfectly intact. Even when I opened the package, all the boba balls were in solid pieces. They're about the size of a large dehydrated pea, and while they crumble when squeezed, they don't disintegrate into dust while handling them like some of the reviews here made it seem. As for cooking time, they do take a while longer than the other instant brand. They also seem to cook a bit smaller in size, but it was the first time I made them, so perhaps I didn't soak them long enough. As for the taste, it's just like the ones at the restaurants. Overall I recommend this product. The ingredients seem to be a better option than some of the others available on Amazon. If you're health conscious like me but still crave your bubble tea, then this is a perfectly fine option for you at home.

Edit: so reading other people’s comments, I sifted through the dust. I salvaged probably about 30-40% of the pearls but it was time consuming. But the quality of the boba once cooked was high, and without all the preservatives may be worth the hassle. They absorbed flavor rather well, taking the suggestion of another reviewer who added brown sugar during the covered phase of cooking I added golden sugar style monk fruit sweetener. If I don’t find a better alternative I will probably buy these again, and pray the next time the packaging is better. Original: Was really looking forward to these… ordered noodles from a different vendor and they came in same package and the noodles were not broken despite minimal packaging. So.. unlikely it’s a shipping roughness issue. I’ve had this happen with other brands when I didn’t put them in an air-tight enough container after cooking some. This package clearly has air in it. Needed to be sealed better is my guess. Vacuum sealed.

I bought these Boba Pearls to use for bubble tea. So far I can say they are easy to make, last long enough to make tea all day, and they seem to be a decent size for bubble tea. The instructions were a tad confusing because they were a very rough English, but after making it once I realized that while cooking (on medium) I needed to have a cover on and then after the 20 minutes you turn the heat off and leave the cover on for another 25 with the heat off. The cover really made the difference in how soft the pearls were. I tried saving them in the fridge for the next day and they got pretty hard after getting cold, which seems normal. Also the instructions say to add honey to the pearls for taste so I am sure that plays into how hard they got in the fridge. The package does say use within 7-8 hours (well it says "stir gently to server within 7-8 hours") which I figured means serve within 7-8 hours. It is a good buy, I'd say. Although I would like to try some Boba without so much extra added in the ingredients (the ingredients are Tapioca Starch, Water, Caramel, Maple Syrup Flavor) but I would buy these again for sure.

It's so good they are the perfect size and tastes great

Less of pearls more of powder. This is my second time experience, will never buy this brand in future.