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Tapioca
The starch washed out of cassava root, sold as small pearls or as a fine powder. The root's fibre and juice are separated off. What remains is nearly pure starch.
Origin
Extracted from cassava, a tropical tuber.
Flavour
None of its own. Pearls turn chewy. The powder thickens without clouding a sauce as much as wheat flour.
How to use it
Soak pearls before cooking them in liquid. Use the powder as a thickener.
Storage
Airtight and dry.
Recipes using it
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