Eating in China
Generated ingredient illustration of pale yellow pea flour with a spoon and a few split peas.

Pea flour

豌豆粉Wāndòu fěn

Flour made by milling dried peas.

Type
Flour & starch noodles

A CLOSER LOOK

How to recognize it

Usually a pale beige or yellowish powder. It is milled pea material, not isolated pea starch.

In the kitchen

Used in some noodle doughs and cooked fillings; the recipe determines the blend.

Color and fineness vary. Pea flour and pea starch are not interchangeable in every recipe. Check blends and allergens rather than assuming a finished food is gluten-free.

Ask about this ingredient

这道菜里有豌豆粉吗?

Does this dish contain Pea flour?

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