7/2/2023 0 Comments Boba mochi costco![]() ![]() “He wanted to still do the same boba (that) everybody loves, the chewy texture, but he wanted to do it in different flavors, like popping boba.” He knows that the popping boba … it’s filled with artificial (flavors) and everything,” Newell said. ![]() Though they have the same shape as tapioca boba, they are not madeof tapioca starch. Mochi Fresh has three boba flavors: brown sugar, strawberry and mango.Īccording to Newell, the fruit-flavored boba is inspired by popping boba - or popping pearls - which are spheres of juice encased in a gel layer that bursts when bitten. The store’s staff make three to four batches of boba each day, Wang estimated. “So that’s where the Mochi Fresh (came from).” “Since we use tapioca starch, it’s more of a mochi texture,” she said. It’s a texture reminiscent of mochi, or Japanese rice cakes, said Asia Newell, the store’s manager. Mochi Fresh’s boba - also called tapioca pearls - is “softer and chewier” than the cooked premade black pearls that most bubble tea shops serve. More handmade boba: How to order like a pro at metro Phoenix's best locally owned boba shop What makes Mochi Fresh’s boba so special “I wanted healthy, good-tasting boba drinks. “In Tempe, we couldn’t find good boba,” Wang, who moved to the East Valley 18 years ago, told The Arizona Republic. So he forged a new path, creating a menu that relies on real fruit, organic milk, homemade syrups and boba made fresh throughout the day. Having previously worked at a bubble tea business, Wang knew that many places used artificial flavors, creamers and powders to make milk teas, smoothies and other dessert drinks. When AB Wang opened Mochi Fresh near Arizona State University four years ago, he was inspired to set himself apart from other boba tea shops in metro Phoenix. View Gallery: This Phoenix bubble tea shop's boba is homemade: Photos ![]()
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