Eating in China
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Potato starch

馬鈴薯澱粉Mǎlíngshǔ diànfěn

Potato-derived starch used for frying coatings and translucent thickened sauces.

Type
Flour & starch noodles

A CLOSER LOOK

How to recognize it

Potato-derived starch used for frying coatings and translucent thickened sauces.

In the kitchen

Coats popcorn chicken and binds the oyster-omelet batter.

Distinct from coarser sweet-potato starch; tapioca starch can replace it in this chicken preparation.

Ask about this ingredient

这道菜里有馬鈴薯澱粉吗?

Does this dish contain Potato starch?

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