I notice that #6 is tapioca. One of my friends is British and she
absolutely abhors tapioca. She eats custard, grapenut puddng and bread
pudding, what's the difference? The way I make tapioca it tastes
similar to the other puddings, vanilla, cinnamon, etc. Is English
tapioca pudding so different?

Denise

Denise in NH wrote:

> I notice that #6 is tapioca. One of my friends is British and she
> absolutely abhors tapioca. She eats custard, grapenut puddng and bread
> pudding, what's the difference? The way I make tapioca it tastes
> similar to the other puddings, vanilla, cinnamon, etc. Is English
> tapioca pudding so different?

There are different types of tapioca. The most popular seems to be the
minute tapioca, which seems to have been pulverized into little pieces that
only need to be soaked (in milk) for about 10 minutes and then cooked
immediately. Pearl tapioca comes in .... pearls..... that have to be soaked
overnight and then cooked in a double boiler for several hours to soften up
the pearls. It is a labour of love. The result is often referred to as Fish
Eyes and Glue. for good reason. I love it. Lots of people love it. Lots of
people hate it. I don't understand why.