Tiny sphere-shaped foods seem to be everywhere, entertaining mouths with their pop-ability and the sometimes unusual transformation of familiar foods.

Some pearl-shaped bubble foods have been with us for a long time — not fads at all. Perhaps the classic is caviar, and fish ...

Boba pearls are usually made from tapioca starch (from the cassava plant ... to make drinks and other confections at home. Twrl Milk Tea, for example, makes boba offerings like Lychee Popping ...