Dave Smith wrote:
> Jason Tinling wrote:
>
> > You might try checking out the local Asian market, if you've got one.
> > I've found everything from monster fisheye tapioca to little tiny green
> > tapioca.
> >
>
> Great advice.
> Thanks. I stopped by at my favourite Asian store today to stock up on some hot sauces
> and curry pastes and remembered to look for pearl tapioca. The woman who runs the place
> is incredibly friendly and helpful. I told her that I had had a hard time finding it,
> that they no longer have pearl tapioca in the grocery stores. She said "If you can't
> find pearl tapioca go to any oriental store because se use it in our cooking all the
> time", but I have to confess that, other than desserts, I have never come across any
> oriental dishes that use tapioca.
>
> So I have come tapioca soaking in milk in the fridge and tomorrow morning I will be
> making a patch of tapioca pudding.... Fish Eyes and Glue.

Dave,

Glad that it worked out. Fish eyes and glue is a wonderful thing.

Jason