Tapioca flour can be used to make taro balls. Taro balls can be made with tapioca starch or cornstarch, but cornstarch does not have the transparency and toughness of tapioca flour. Tapioca starch is white and has no peculiar smell, making it very suitable for making desserts.

Tapioca flour is a kind of starch extracted from the roots of tropical plants. This plant belongs to the Acer family, the same family as castor, rubber and Jatropha. It will become sticky when cooked with water and heat. It is transparent and has an elastic taste.

Tapioca starch has no taste or aftertaste, so it is more suitable than ordinary starch for products that require refined flavors, such as puddings, cakes, and fillings.

Cassava is one of the three major potatoes in the world and is widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions. In the south subtropical region of my country, cassava is the fifth largest crop after rice, sweet potato, sugar cane and corn.