A CLOSER LOOK
How to recognize it
A fine starch powder separated from mung beans; unlike whole-bean flour, the starchy fraction is separated from the milled bean mixture before drying and sieving.
In the kitchen
Coats radish before steaming in peony yancai.
Milled bean flour, wet starch sediment and dried powder are different forms. Peony yancai uses dry starch as a coating; no particular industrial extraction process is guaranteed.
Ask about this ingredient
这道菜里有绿豆淀粉吗？
Does this dish contain Mung-bean starch?
A few dishes to explore
These examples use this ingredient in typical or optional preparations. Open the dish to see the distinction; a restaurant’s recipe can differ.
