Pearl ball

[birdy]

Anyone know where can I buy the pearl ball used in the bubble tea? Errr... when you drink the bubble tea, there is this black pearl like sago.. I tried to use sago to cook...the tenderness is different... sago is softer... or is there any secret in preparing the sago? :confused:

[lady-o-leisure]

I hv no idea if those 'pearls' are available here but i know for sure u can get them from any supermarket in Taiwan. Maybe Romi-o will be kind enough to mail some to you? They are like large light brown sago, but you need to cook them in water for a while, then prepare some hot diluted sugar syrup in another pot, remove/transfer the half-cooked 'pearls' into the sugar syrup and allow to fully cook. That gives the 'pearls' its sweetness without clouding or thickening the sugar syrup. When it is ready, the color is absolutely beautiful and dark, slightly sweet with light caramel flavor and chewy. Keeps longer that way too.

Darn! I miss those real Taiwan pearl milk teas.

[birdy]

Romi-O? I tot he is in US? Anyway... there are so many Taiwan Pearl Milk Tea seller here... I am sure there is a distributor for this Black Pearl.

[lady-o-leisure]

Romi-o flies back and forth Tpe & USA and he is expected to be back in Tpe soon. Do let me know if u are able to find the 'pearls' here.

[mimosa]

Bought and cooked and ate those pearls some years ago. Got them from Chang Tung, a specialty baking shop at SS24/13 (same row as La Manila in Taman Megah). Don't know if it is still there. You could try other baking shops. There is one I think in USJ8, near the Toto shop.

The cooked pearls don't last long, must be consumed within 6 hours for optimum pleasure. But yummy to eat all the pearls you want until you're sick. :D

[iml109]

I did saw a signboard near the Sunway Mentari area, atop the Dominoes (iirc) but if you're really keen on it, maybe u can have a look around there?

[lady-o-leisure]

Bought and cooked and ate those pearls some years ago. Got them from Chang Tung, a specialty baking shop at SS24/13 (same row as La Manila in Taman Megah). Don't know if it is still there. You could try other baking shops. There is one I think in USJ8, near the Toto shop.

The cooked pearls don't last long, must be consumed within 6 hours for optimum pleasure. But yummy to eat all the pearls you want until you're sick. :D

That is why, it is best to cook the pearls with sugar syrup. Makes it last longer. To store it in the fridge.. ensure the temperature is not too low or they will become hard.

[vivienp]

I did saw a signboard near the Sunway Mentari area, atop the Dominoes (iirc) but if you're really keen on it, maybe u can have a look around there?

Yup, there's a distributor at Sunway Mentari. The shop is near Domino's. I forgot whats the shop name, but they have a blue signboard. I always bought my bubble tea there, super nice... of course not as nice as tw one, but its the best i can find here.

[birdy]

Since there are few so-called distributor of this pearl ball.... any idea how much it is and how do they sell, a big packet? by weight? or by boxes?

[mimosa]

I bought mine in a bag, already pre-packed, think it was less than RM20 for one kilo, or was it half kilo? Sorry can't remember.

[vivienp]

Since there are few so-called distributor of this pearl ball.... any idea how much it is and how do they sell, a big packet? by weight? or by boxes?

Went to the shop in Sunway just now. The shop is called CZC Bubble Tea. They sell the pearl ball by weight, one kg is RM9.

[birdy]

Where is the shop located? In Sunway Pyramid?

[vivienp]

Where is the shop located? In Sunway Pyramid?

No.. no... The shop is in Sunway Mentari area, same row as Domino's, beside the bubble tea shop is a malay restaurant called Jaring.

[bubbleman]

useful tread....i got to noe wer to get those pearl d, got another question....
for the bubble tea powder , noe wer to get it as well? the sho in sunway mentari there got sell also?
:confused:

[lady-o-leisure]

I dont understand why powder is being used to make pearl milk tea here. In Taiwan, they use real fresh tea made each day, and they stick with a particular brand of non-dairy creamer (powder-form), and added sugar. It's as simple as that.

[bubbleman]

LoL, actually i also dunno y powder is used in making bubble tea here. I saw many sellers used powder 1. So , does any1 noe wer to get these powder? the powder as in yam , champagne, coffee , etc flavour..... :p