片栗粉

Japanese

Kanji in this term
片 栗 粉
かた
Grade: 6 		くり
Jinmeiyō 		こ
Grade: 5
kun'yomi

Etymology

Originally produced from the 片(かた)栗(くり) (katakuri, “katakuri lily, Erythronium japonicum”), hence the term, it in now largely produced from potatoes, as these are much cheaper, but the term is retained.

Noun

片(かた)栗(くり)粉(こ) • (katakuriko) 

  1. (cooking) potato starch
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