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I left the juice mixture in the fridge overnight and I used strawberry juice which was watery and not thick so could any of those two have messed it up because at the end it turned out to be jelly and didn’t have a ball form.
I made a mistake once with method 3 by using milk and it became frothy matcha that really bleached out most of matcha taste 😂
Looks AMAZING! I will be trying your recipe. Thanks!
I'm making this with my sister rn and it's genuinely really fun! Thanks for the amazing recipe!!!
I’m making mango flavour do I put the sugar with the tapioca starch I’m confused
I was originally really interested in TokyoTreat due to the price point but when I noticed the $12.50 shipping costbut Bokksu offered free shipping to my area and on top of that there's a promo-code out right now that gives me $15.00 off my first bokksu box so it seemed kinda like a no-brainer.
Thanks so much for this recipe!
06:42 "if you're buying this for yourself, the nibbles will DEFINITELY last you the whole month", you underestimate me. That box ain't lasting 24 hours
😆 enjoy your 24 hrs!
Wow looks so incredibly delicious 😋😋😋 definitely a must try thanks for sharing this recipe
Thank you 😊
Underrated video, this is great! 👍
Thank you for your kind words 😊
Does the boba get hard?
Because I am
The boba does get hard, but not as hard as you 👀
Im trying this
Dang it now I need this
This is a very well thought out and detailed review. I appreciate the work you put int9 this.
do you add green tea in powder recipe
No, we did not add any green tea powder
Hi, just wondering what is the point of leaving the calcium alginate to cool in the fridge… does it affect how well the bubbles turn out.. Thanks
It allows bubbles to evaporate so the balls are clear and don't float
I think dumplings is misleading.. l prefer to call them Asian Sticky Rice Parcels wrapped in bamboo leaves❤😊
Question! Do you think a Cranberry Mango drink would work for the boba?
Sounds like a wonderful flavour 😊
Does the length of time you leave them in the liquid matter... Does it form a thicker 'skin' the longer their there?
100% it does. It would completely solidify if left too long.
Yep, we wouldn’t recommend leaving it in the calcium alginate for too long. Once you’ve made all the pearls, remove and rinse them with clean water.
Is there no tea in the milk tea?
It’s actually a misnomer in a lot of Western countries. The direct translation of the popular drink is just “Brown Sugar Milk”. But, because these boba-type drinks tend to be thought as the same family as milk teas, alot of Western countries name this drink “Brown Sugar Milk Tea”. There is however a version with tea! The recipe is similar with the addition of black tea.
@@honestfoodtalks I see. I was so confused..I went to my local shops in a panic asking if they put tea it 🤣 they all do. I prefer it that way. Thank you for the recipe though!
Thank you for sharing
When making mine everything was going well until the taste test it tastes un edible any tips on getting the mixture sweeter or more flavor without messing up the chemical reaction?
We’d recommend making a stronger/richer filling in this case (if making tea, brew it for much longer and add more sugar. If making juice, use a more concentrated version). Just in case, make sure you rinse the pearls with clear drinking water before adding them to your drink. Also, don’t leave your popping pearls in the calcium solution for too long after you make them. Over time, the ‘skin’ formed will become thicker, making it taste less nice.
@@honestfoodtalks thanks for the tips I’ll try them out and update!!
For these items, price shouldn't be an issue. If you want something cheap, I would visit your local Japanese store and pick up items individually. I say go for both.
I love your channel. Please bring more videos ❤
Добрый день. Я взяла указанные ингредиенты в указанных пропорциях. Но моя смесь получила ь очень густой и даже не набиралась в ложку. А шарики не лопались и через час после удаления из кальция стали полностью как желе без жидкости внутри. Что я сделал не так?
You May have put tap water with the sodium alginate instead of distilled or low calcium water, you can use tap water with the calcium lactate only (she answered that to someone else)
would choco milk work 😅😂
It won’t be the original but we think itll be delicious 😋
I was so confused but then I looked at the date of this video 😂
This is my 2nd box and I love it. The magazine is informative and interesting with lovely color photographs and layout. The treats are amazing and varied
Thanks for the feedback! I’m looking to gift a box to a friend & am new to the Japanese snack boxes. This helps a lot! 😊❤
Hope your friend enjoys their gift! 🎁 thanks for your kind words 😊
im planning to buy from tokyo treat but i dont want to pay for a box every month lol. i just want to buy one box so i can try it and see if i like it,, does it work if i buy the monthly plan and cancel right after to get delivered only one box? or do i have to cancel after i received the box to my address? or does it not work at all gjfdgdfjgjfd
From our experience, we've not had any issues with cancelling the monthly subscription. You can email their customer support to cancel the monthly plan too as long as you do it before your monthly renewal. However, we have seen people complain about the process of cancelling (but not sure if this is because they've committed to the 3, 6 or 12 months plan to get a cheaper deal). We recommend getting in touch with their customer support to get more information. Hope this helps!
Hey, i don't know why, but my bobas only taste of the alginate and I can't taste the mangoes. please help
We’d recommend tasting the juice + sodium alginate mixture before you start the spherification process. Thatll allow you to adjust the amount of juice extract or sugar to add. Generally, you’d want the filling juice to be stronger/more concentrated that what you’d usually make for a drink. For example, we have tried making popping boba with plain tea before, but the first time we did it, the taste of tea was too mild. So, we decided to brew the tea for longer to get a stronger tea flavour. Hope that helps 🙏😊
Can I get some advice from you? I kept my chang in the fridge so before consuming it I’ll steam it but the rice all sticks to leaves. Why is it so?
If you don't want it to stick to the leaves you can coat the bamboo leaves in abit of oil before you wrap them. That should help it not stick. We’re not 100% sure on this but it could be the type of bamboo leaves - some naturally have more of a layer that helps prevent the rice from sticking. It could also be the amount of oil used to fry/cook the ingredients help it from sticking to the bamboo leaves. Our mum glazes the rice with sesame oil at the end for fragrance and taste, but it also helps with the rice not sticking to the bamboo leaves. For ours, sometimes we do find a bit of the rice sticking to the bamboo leaves when we unfurl them to eat. However, they usually form and hold shape quite well without sticking to the bamboo leaves. Hope this helps 🙏
Hi, It is a nice review! I am just wondering if each sticker has an FDA sticker? I am worried about the ingredients and nutrition.
Hi June, from our experience not all of the snacks included in the box have ingredients stickers on them. Alot of the bigger sized snacks usually have ingredients printed on or stickers on them, but some smaller ones sometimes do not have any. You should also know that not all of the ingredient stickers are in English. Some are just in Japanese. We cannot say if the ingredient stickers we’ve seen are actually FDA stickers. Our recommendation is to check with Tokyo Treat and Bokksu directly if you’d like to get the accurate information on this. Hope this helps 😊
hello i tried making boba wd strawberry syrup but it doesn’t work…it get dissolve in the calcium lactate…i tried multiple times still😭😭😭help plzzz
Im sorry to hear that, let me try and help troubleshoot your issue. May I know what type of water are you using to dissolve your sodium alginate, and your calcium lactate powders? Are you using the measurements as mentioned in the video?
@@honestfoodtalks yeah i did the measurements same as video…i used normal tap water…i tried so many times still it doesn’t work ..i gave up😭🤣
Sorry, but nothing in the Sakura box is going to stick around for two months in my house lol
Great recipe ! I’ve made it multiple times now. Thank you! 🙂
Happy to know you like it ☺️
Was really excited to give a go, but phew! Looks scrumptious!
I made this last night for the first time. I was skeptical, but it was delicious. Great way to use leftover take out chicken.
It’s an underrated recipe for sure 😃 happy that you tried and liked it!
Omg... Many videos showing an ordinary or regular wrapping technique. I am lucky that i found your video!. I love to eat zhongzhi and can finish 2 at once 😅. I made by my self because i don't feel satisfied with the size out there. It turned my Zhong zhi burst snd spread out because i push to much to fit more filling 😢. Thank you for the tutorial. Earm regards from Indonesia. Wish you and your mother well. Can't wait for Zhong zhi festival this year. Bless you 🙏
We love eating big ones too 😄 thank you for the kind and warm words ☺️
How do I make boba in a big scale if you could direct me pls and thank you
With popping boba you can try using a syringe and dropping them directly into the bowl. Although it's much faster, we don't think the results are as round and uniformed. Out of regular tapioca pearls, popping boba and crystal boba, the last one is the easiest to make in large batches using a mold. You can check out our recipe video on crystal boba here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/lKN9xc-bXcu8hLw.htmlfeature=shared
Any questions? Ask us and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible 😊
Which grade did you use? Ceremonial or Culinary Grade? Or can I use Culinary Grade Matcha with electric whisk method?
For matcha green tea, we prefer using ceremonial grade powder but you can also use culinary grade. The electric whisk method works for both powder types. Generally, ceremonial grade powder gives a subtler sweetness and a nicer ‘earthy’ taste in our opinion. Culinary grade is mostly used for baking and making desserts, as its bolder matcha flavour works better when combined with other ingredients. When we have the choice, we will use ceremonial grade for making the tea… but it is more expensive. So, we also use culinary grade often too 😌
@@honestfoodtalks Thank you for responding and for giving me an idea.
In the Philippines we call it Machang
Ooh we didn’t know 😃 is it any different than what we made? thanks for sharing!
@@honestfoodtalksthe appearance is look the same especially the ingredients and the leaves that you used bamboo leaves. And you can buy only that in Chinatown in Manila or also known as "Binondo".
Hello :) I want to try this and am confused about the recipe. In the text it says that 1 litre of tap water with the calcium lactate but in the video you say with distilled water. Is the distilled water for the mix with calcium lactate or for the mix with sodium alginate? Thanks in advance!
Ideally use distiller water to mix both calcium lactate, and sodium alginate… But, if you had to choose, then: 1) Sodium alginate + Distilled water (or low-calcium water) 2) Calcium lactate + Tap water If you use tap water (with high calcium content) to mix sodium alginate, it will cause clumping and the sodium alginate will not dissolve into the water. Dissolving calcium lactate in distilled water works best, but we’ve also dissolved it in tap water. Hope this helps! 😊
@@honestfoodtalks thank you so much!!
Excuse me, I don’t understand. What happens after that, do you drink that little, or do you pour more water/milk? I don’t understand :(
For the bamboo whisk method, we first whisk 60 ml of hot water with matcha powder until frothy. Then you add more water (up to 200 ml or 1 cup) to complete the drink 😊 if you want, you can add milk instead of water to make it into a matcha latte. Hope this helps 🙏
Hello! After a few hours, the juice inside the balls becomes hard. Don't know why this happens?
May I know what juice you used, and how you’re storing the popping pearls?
@@honestfoodtalks I used concentrated strawberry, lemon, lime juice, mint extract, potassium sorbate preservative. Stored pearls in the refrigerator with and without water
@@sarret1 Thanks for sharing. From what we know, some fruits have naturally high calcium which may react with the sodium alginate and cause the coagulation, hence hardening of the liquid. For example, mint naturally has high calcium content, as well as orange, kiwi, and rhubarb. That might be the reason for the juice becoming hard 🧐 Hope this helps 🙏
@@honestfoodtalks thanks, I'll experiment
Recipe please?
Here's our full recipe ☺️: www.honestfoodtalks.com/korean-corn-dog-recipe/
Could you use honey rather than sugar?
Yes, we’ve made it with honey before 😊
I am following the recipes but the 5g sodium alginate dissolves every bit of water, and when I mix in the actual liquid, its so thick that the sodium just wont mix, I have lumps of sodium all around this almost jelly, that is supposed to be the actual product.
I suspect it could be because of the calcium content in the water you’re using to mix the sodium alginate. Ideally, use distilled water or low-calcium content water. In some areas, the regular tap water contains relatively high calcium content that makes the sodium alginate clump up… making it very hard to dissolve. Hope this helps 🙏
@@honestfoodtalks thanks for the tip, i'l give this a try
Boksu is way to expensive