tapioca
Example Sentences
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Mountain yam, bamboo pith and shoots, lotus seeds and gorgon fruit, which Yin says “looks like chickpeas, and tastes like tapioca,” all appear on his menu, too.
His first big win was a tapioca substitute nicknamed “Mitchell’s mud”—a gelatinous, starchy blend designed to keep soldiers full in the field.
From Salon
"We had tapioca, semolina, treacle sponge pudding, as well as jam roly-poly, cake with icing and sprinkles, chocolate cake and pink custard, and more."
From BBC
If the ingredients include things such as “organic tapioca starch” or “pea protein isolate,” or even natural coloring, you might reconsider.
From Los Angeles Times
It is overlaid with a gel created from tapioca starch and gelatin, which is ultrasoft and mimics the makeup of tissue itself.
From Science Daily
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