Some bite-sized knowledge: tapioca is a root crop that grows from its own cuttings. It is then harvested into the ingredient used in bubble tea pearls or popular Singaporean desserts such as ubi kayu and tapioca sago soup. Unlike other edible plants where the fruit or flower is most sought after, the tapioca root is its own source of growth, its end and also its beginning.
Our parents and grandparents once relied on tapioca and sweet potatoes as staples for everyday cooking. “It was easier and cheaper to throw everything into a single dish and eat it as a meal,” recalls
