So LB, It IS Taiwanese!!! Your work cohorts should be proud!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubble_tea
Here then is all the goodness I could dig up-
The processed Tapioca (also known as Sago) Starch is the base-
but the Color comes from "Carrageenan" (a seaweed type plant)
"Boba" Pearls it seems, are the product of a very simple cooking process of
1.) Soaking the Tapioca flour in water (to make it palatable)
2.) Partially cooking it to a harder jelly consistency (adding the Carrageenan for color, and taste)
3.) Shaping the par Cooked Tapioca jelly into balls (using an extruder, like making pasta)
4.) followed by drying, further shaping and polishing with use of a tumbler
5.) Packaging and shipping to Lollicup or Teastations, or Whole Foods etc.!
The dark Tapioca pearls (or Sago Balls) are then ready to be boiled on site to finish the cooking process, then cooled and used for "Boba" or "Bubble" Tea to make us happy! (Hazaah!)
Wow, THAT took a LOT more research than you might think!... On to the NEXT mystery!
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IMYFLB
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