Cassava flour is starch extracted from tropical plant cassava, and pearls are not necessarily made of cassava flour. But the pearls made of cassava flour will taste better, because cassava flour is very sticky, and the pearls made of cassava flour taste very Q-elastic, and the appearance is crystal clear and smooth, which is the best choice for pearl raw materials.

No tapioca flour. What can I use instead?

corn starch

Raw flour belongs to refined starch and is usually made of corn, wheat and other raw materials. It is a kind of starch with high daily edible value. If there is no cassava flour, you can also use raw flour instead of cassava flour, which also has a certain Q elasticity.

potato flour

The taste of potato flour is also more q-elastic, and it also contains higher starch content. If cassava flour is not available, potato flour can be used instead, but potato flour is generally white.

Sweet potato powder

Sweet potato powder is made from sweet potato. If there is no cassava flour when making pearls, you can use sweet potato flour instead. Sweet potato powder is also more elastic.

How to cook pearls so as not to stick together?

spread

When you cook pearls, you must stir them from time to time, especially when you just put them in the pot. This can prevent pearls from sticking together and preventing pearls from sticking to the pot.

blush

If you don't want the pearls to stick together after cooking, put them in a leaky basin after cooking, and then wash them with running water to wash off the sticky substances on the pearl surface, so that the pearls won't stick together.