A CLOSER LOOK
How to recognize it
Starch separated from peas, used to make smooth gels and starch sheets.
In the kitchen
Cooked with water for liangfen, or used as one starch option in Zitong pianfen.
This dry starch ingredient is different from whole peas and already-set pea jelly. Water proportions and firmness depend on the preparation.
Ask about this ingredient
这道菜里有豌豆淀粉吗？
Does this dish contain Pea starch?
A few dishes to explore
These examples use this ingredient in typical or optional preparations. Open the dish to see the distinction; a restaurant’s recipe can differ.
