kudzu starch
Starch made from the root of the kudzu plant, used in Japanese cooking as a thickener for sauces and sweets.
I like the thick sauce made with kudzu starch.
この和菓子は葛粉を使っています。
This Japanese sweet uses kudzu starch.
Standard kanji spelling for kudzu starch.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling, also common.
From 葛 (kudzu plant) and 粉 (powder/starch).