cooking starch; thickener
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
starch used in cooking, typically made from mung beans or gorgon fruit
Refers specifically to starch used as a thickening agent in Chinese cuisine, traditionally made from mung beans or gorgon fruit (Euryale ferox). Distinct from wheat flour or general-purpose starch.
Zhè这
dào道
cài菜
yào要
yòng用
tuán团
fěn粉
gōu勾
qiàn芡
。
This dish needs to be thickened with cooking starch.
Tuán团
fěn粉
shì是
yòng用
lǜ绿
dòu豆
huò或
qiàn芡
shí实
zhì制
chéng成
de的
。
Cooking starch is made from mung beans or gorgon fruit.
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Bǎ把
tuán团
fěn粉
hé和
shuǐ水
tiáo调
chéng成
zhī汁
bèi备
yòng用
。
Mix the starch with water to make a slurry and set aside.
Zhè这
jiā家
diàn店
de的
tuán团
fěn粉
zhì质
liàng量
tè特
bié别
hǎo好
。
The cooking starch at this shop is of particularly good quality.