Japanese Kuzu Starch Thickener 125g

Also known as Kudzu, this is a superior quality starch thickener with a smooth texture and neutral flavour, naturally extracted from the roots of one of Japan's most vigorous mountain plants.

Clearspring's kuzu producer has been making kuzu for five generations, and still carefully follows the traditional 120-day process of washing, settling, filtering and drying the pure organic kuzu root starch.

Located in southern Kyushu, where volcanic soils produce exceptionally vigorous kuzu plants, they are one of the few remaining producers of pure kuzu starch in Japan.

Kuzu has been a valued ingredient in Japanese cuisine and confectionery for more than two thousand years. Its high content of complex starch molecules makes it a powerful thickening agent. Unlike cornflour, which is often highly processed and chemically treated, Clearspring pure organic kuzu is a completely natural, gluten-free starch.

• Smooth texture and neutral flavour
• Traditional 120-day process: washing, settling, filtering and drying
• Suitable for vegans
• Completely natural and gluten-free
• Powerful thickening agent

Direction for use: Crush the chunks, dissolve in a small amount of cold water. Add the mix to your cooking liquid, heat, stirring continuously until thick and translucent. A half to one tablespoon of kuzu will thicken one cup of liquid. Note: 1¾ tbsp of kuzu can replace 1 tbsp of cornflour.

Ingredients: organically wild harvested kuzu root (pueraria lobata), water