US Boba Co Unsweetened Tapioca Pearl, Easy to Cook, Tapioca Boba Balls for Tea Milk, Coffee & Dessert Topping, Fresh Made in USA, Brown Sugar Flavor, 1 Pound (Pack of 3)

I've been looking for real boba that not made in China and so glad I found this! I made followed instructions and they turned out so good. Soft and chewy, just like at the boba shop. I put the. In when the water started to boil (stir as I drop them in to avoid sticking together), after letting them cook and stirred for 3 minutes, I closed the lid and let it boil in LOW heat for 30 minutes (occasionally stir them again to avoid sticking), then turn of the stove and let them sit for 20 minutes. Drained and mix with brown sugar. The boba still warm so the sugar will melt. Let sit for a couple of hours to soak in the sweetness. It was so good I'm ordering coffee flavor to try it out.

Why did you pick this product vs others?: Unfortunately, this product gave me quite a few headaches. I tried cooking it 3 different times, and each time something went wrong. When I added the Boba pearls to boiling water, they started to dissolve. By the end, the water turned into a thick gel, and a sticky layer baked onto the bottom of the pot—making cleanup a pain. I had to soak the pot for hours just to loosen it. The gel also clogged up my colander, which was another hassle. While the cooked pearls turned out fine, the cleanup just isn’t worth it. I won’t be making these again.

I spent probably 2 hours deciding which boba to buy and I’m SO happy I went with this one! For delivery: Mine came air vacuumed, heavily bubble wrapped, in a tough box. Not dent or bump on it. Plus it came with a note saying it is fragile and if it was damaged to let them know and they will replace it! For preparing: It’s amazing if you follow instructions. Here’s my detailed advice for perfect boba: Make sure to boil enough water and make sure it’s a heavy rolling boil. Make sure to use a bigger pot because you want it hot so a lot of the water boils out. Carefully get it out of the package and add it in. THEY DO EXPAND. Don’t add too much or you’ll waste some- my first attempt I did enough for 5 people to be have almost too much. Add in little by little. (I do it with a spoon). Stir!! I set my Alexa timer and stir every 3-5 minutes- make sure they don’t stick. The initial one when you put it in stops them from clumping. Sometimes I boil it an extra 2-3 minutes. One last stir. Cover. Like rice- you don’t want to let the heat or steam escape. Stir good, cover, then remove from heat. Set another timer 25-30 minutes. Leave it alone. Put in a small strainer. Rinse with cold water until the gel it creates is gone. Rinse for 1-2 minutes while swooshing it in circles. I use my sprayer to get it a little harder and speed it up. They are not sweet. If you want to add some sweetness to it and make them even softer keep going. Rinse your pan well and wipe it out. Add it cool water and dissolve sugar in it. I add it a good amount (think koolaid) because it needs it to absorb the flavor. Add your boba back in. Lit sit for 30 minutes to an hour depending your taste. I make chai at this point (I found some instant vanilla chai that is amazing with it - big train vanilla chai- stir it well with milk; still looking for other flavors) Once the time is up you add it in with a spoon and make sure to drain out the sugar water. Add in your boba straw and your set. It takes a while and we don’t always do the second soak but I add some time to the first one then. TLDR; don’t rush, treat it like rice with the resting it after. A second soak in sugar water makes it sweeter and softer!

Delisishish!! they are soo good and the consistency is just like the one you would get in a store! They do definitely need to be sweetened because they have no sweetness what so ever! They do take a while to cook but they are very awarding in the end.

So far so good, they are actively cooking right now but I figure its worth getting my initial thoughts down. Packaging was great, vacuum sealed and in bubble wrap, and that was inside a box, which was inside the amazon box. Pretty sure they could have been airdropped on my front porch and been fine. I will say I am skeptical of the "Made in US" claim, the amount of grammatical errors and feel of the sales page does not feel right. It could be just a person who came here to start a business and is still working on the language (if so, thats great but maybe ask a native speaker to give the grammer a once over) or if I'm being cynical its someone outside the US using Made In US as an easy sales booster. One of the big issues is the cooking ratio varies from 3:1 to 8:1, something I have found common with cheaper over seas products.

Really awesome, cooked as it was described and came really good

Don't bother with this boba. Half the bag is powder, completely unusable. Terrible product.

Boba stayed more in tact. They are still delicate. Keep in mind they are supposed to be made with almost purely tapioca starch so no matter what, real uncooked boba should be handled delicately. I can’t speak for other people’s packages but mine arrived with each pack wrapped in bubble wrap and the pearls were not damaged. If people think the pearls are oddly delicate then they don’t know boba and how to cook it. Don’t listen to reviews that say the boba is not good because it crumbles (since that is what real boba will do if not handled carefully). Cleanest ingredient list of all boba brands I’ve come across. For the reviews that say it didn’t work then they didn’t follow the instructions. The instructions clearly state to filter crushed boba if there are any and to put it in boiling water (make sure it is a rolling boil). I cannot speak against those who received damaged boba out of the package but from my experience this first purchase was well worth it. Beware of the ignorant comments about tapioca pearls. They are more expensive than buying them from a local wholesale store in Hawaii but they were definitely worth the try and if they are ever available in Hawaii I would for sure buy them.