The main ingredient for bubble tea is boba. These chewy tapioca pearls are imported mostly from Taiwan and are in short supply due to shipping backups at West Coast ports. But as The World’s Stephen Snyder reports, rising concerns about a nationwide boba shortage may be unwarranted.
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