• A large dish put in four cups of water, and the white pearls of tapioca. Let them soak for at least 8 hours on the counter.
• After the soaking process, boil eight cups of water medium saucepan at a high temperature.Add the pearls of tapioca, and let them rise towards the top. It should take approximately three minutes.
• If all your pearls of tapioca appear to be floating, reduce the temperature to medium-low and cover the pot and cook for approximately three minutes.
• Taste a pearl to determine quality. It should be chewy however, it should be al dente, transparent around the edges as well as opaque inside the middle. Be aware that the transparent center demonstrates the difference in white pearls which were cooked and pre-soaked as opposed to white tapioca pearls which weren't pre-soaked and cooked.
• Continue cooking as needed until the texture gets to the desired consistency. If you decide for sweetening your pearls they'll cook little bit longer during the next step.
• If you don't want or desire to sweeten the pearls of tapioca then add them to your drink or dessert using the strainer.

SWEETEN TAPIOCA PEARLS

• For sweetening your pearls, in another medium-sized bowl combine white sugar with 1/2 cup of hot drinking water (taken directly from the decanter with the tapioca pearls) together to create an syrup of sugar.
• Then, drain the remaining water and then transfer the boba pearls directly into the container for sugar syrup. Cover for 10 minutes. The final product is a chewy and sweet Boba. The boba should be kept in the simple syrup until you can assemble it. Additionally, you'll make use of the simple syrup made from this to sweeten tea.