Eating in China
Generated guide illustration of tapioca starch.

Tapioca starch

木薯澱粉Mùshǔ diànfěn

A root starch that gives noodle and dumpling wrappers a soft, silky texture.

Type
Flour & starch noodles

A CLOSER LOOK

How to recognize it

A root starch that gives noodle and dumpling wrappers a soft, silky texture.

In the kitchen

Forms part of ba-wan wrappers and the oyster-omelet batter.

Powdered starch is distinct from formed tapioca pearls.

Ask about this ingredient

这道菜里有木薯澱粉吗?

Does this dish contain Tapioca starch?

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