Those things are just Tapioca, right? I love the pudding.
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Yeah, just tapioca starch, also known as cassava starch. Made into balls and simmered in brown sugar.
https://www.allrecipes.com/article/what-is-boba/
Popular around the area of FR HQ...(Hmong & Lao & Vietnamese teens like it a lot). Wife & I have Boba tea occasionally (not too much, high carbs/sugar).