SC - Tea Blocks
Philip & Susan Troy
troy at asan.com
Tue Jul 7 20:14:27 PDT 1998
> Robyn Probert wrote:
> >
> > On thickeners, have you come across any references to arrowroot?
>
> New world...I don't remember if it's made from manioc or cassava, or
> what, but I seem to recall it's South American originally...
>
Maranta arindunacea. The starch is made from the rhizomes. The name
arrowroot is supposedly derived from aru-aru, the Arawak name for the plant.
It is also a generic name from the edible starch derived from the rhizomes
and tubers of the genera Canna and Tacca. Or so sayeth the quick ref.
> It occurs to me Wondra flour (precooked, instant flour used for
> thickening sauces in the USA, mostly by the inept, but not exclusively),
> might make a decent substitute for amydoun, in some cases.
>
> Adamantius
>
I have to say I prefer cornstarch dissolve in a little water. As a super
fine mixture of wheat and malted barley flours, Wondra has some uses in low
gluten baking, but I wasn't impressed with it in the gravy.
Bear
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