A CLOSER LOOK
How to recognize it
A pale starch powder separated from sweet-potato roots, rather than whole-root mash.
In the kitchen
Binds Fuzhou fish-ball paste.
Production separates starch from the fibrous pulp and dries it. This ingredient is distinct from whole sweet-potato flour and from tapioca starch.
Ask about this ingredient
这道菜里有番薯淀粉吗？
Does this dish contain Sweet-potato 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.
