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> “Some people will not buy a drink if we’re out of boba,” she said. “They’re literally here for the boba.” I've heard from an ice-cream shop owner that mint-c
by js2 6y ago
> “Some people will not buy a drink if we’re out of boba,” she said. “They’re literally here for the boba.”
I've heard from an ice-cream shop owner that mint-chip eaters are this way. Anyone else will substitute another flavor if the one they're looking for isn't there, but an ice-cream shop has to have mint-chip on hand because people looking for that flavor won't substitute.
Anyway: I had no idea we imported finished tapioca pearls. They seem really easy to make:
https://www.instructables.com/How-to-make-Tapioca-Pearls-from-scratch/ https://www.instructables.com/How-to-make-Tapioca-Pearls-fro...
(I appreciate there's a big difference between making enough for one drink and needing to have enough on hand for a week's business, but still, if it's that or losing customers, time to get cooking.)
- twobitshifter 6y agoSounds like there is an underlying tapioca problem too: That’s because the shipping containers from Thailand, the main producer of the world’s tapioca starch, are also stuck in the water. It’s impossible to make boba without tapioca.
- js2 6y agoGeez, I somehow missed that entire paragraph in the article.
- abestic9 6y agoAnecdotally, I'm one of them. If I have a mint chocolate chip craving, nothing else you give me will work out for us. It doesn't even have to be good, just the right stuff.