Potato starch - Katakuriko

Japanese: 片栗粉 - かたくりこ

〘 noun 〙 Starch made by crushing the bulbs of katakuri①, soaking them in water and letting them settle. It is used to thicken dishes and as kuzuyu. Currently, most of the katakuriko sold is potato starch. Katakuri. ※Children's Lunch Boxes: 100 Kinds (1931)〈Kobayashi Kan〉5 "Ingredients: 50 momme of sardines, 15 momme of sweet miso paste, 15 chiso leaves, 30 momme of katakuriko, sesame oil"

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Japanese:

〘名〙片栗①の鱗茎をつき砕き、水につけて沈澱させてつくるでんぷん。料理のとろみづけや、くず湯として用いる。現在、片栗粉として売られているものは、ジャガイモのでんぷんが多い。かたくり。※児童のお弁当百種（1931）〈小林完〉五「材料、鰯五十匁、甘味噌十五匁、チソの葉十五枚、片栗粉三十匁、胡麻油」

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