Not everybody loves the texture of tapioca pearls at the bottom of the strong iced drink that’s often called bubble tea, but Cathy Erway, author of a new cookbook called “The Food of Taiwan,” says ...

Maybe it’s all that boba that’s been floating around in frothy milk teas. Or maybe it’s a nod to nostalgia and the creamy tapioca pudding of childhood memories. Maybe it’s a little of both. Whatever ...