Does anyone know what tapioca is actually made of? When I was growing up we were served "pearl tapioca" with big round gobs that were supposed to be pearls. I think the pearls had something to do with the roots of the tapioca tree and that the Japanese, according to my parents, destroyed all those trees during the latter part of World War 2. The tapioca that we're served today is very different. So maybe my parents were correct.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble