taro balls
Starchy purple dumplings
Taro balls are chewy, slightly sweet dumplings made from taro root, a starchy tuber common in Asian cuisines.
The mashed taro is mixed with starch to create a springy, glutinous texture.
Taro balls appear in Taiwanese desserts, often served in sweet soups or with shaved ice alongside similar dumplings made from sweet potato or tapioca: I ordered the taro balls with grass jelly.
- tapiocaCassava-derived starch
- chewyResisting easy biting
- chewy textureResistant to biting through
- TaiwaneseOf the island republic
- dessertSweet course after dinner
dessert topping · shaved ice · sweet potato · purple · yam · mochi · glutinous · bouncy · topping · bubble tea · milk tea · night market · street food · brown sugar · syrup · starch · doughy · squishy
bubble tea/dessert toppings
taro ballstapioca pearls
Cassava starch spheres
boba · grass jelly · red bean · sago · aloe vera