Product Description
PURPOSE
WHAT IS IT?
Arrowroot powder is a starch obtained from the rhizomes (rootstock) of the plant Maranta arundinaceae.
It has been traditionally prepared as an easily digestible food for people with dietary issues. It has some beneficial digestive properties.
Today, it’s a very common thickener in both vegan, and flour substitute in gluten-free, and paleo foods.
EXPERIENCE
The fresh root, when boiled, tastes like corn. The powder, when mixed with other ingredients, has a fairly neutral taste, although it can impart a mild sweetness, in larger quantities. The starchy powder is culinary alternative to wheat flour, or cornstarch, as a thickening agent, or flour alternative. Although not flavorful, on its own, it absorbs flavor well. Without realizing, you may have experienced its transformative powder in jellies, or sauces.
CULINARY GEOGRAPHY
TRADITIONAL USES
- Thickening agent in soups, stews, sauces, etc.
- Farali Vada
- Paleo Zucchini Fritters
- Kui Chai Todd: กุ่ยช่ายทอด (Deep Fried Chinese Garlic Chive Cakes)
IMPROVISATIONAL 'RIFFS'
- palmito olive and corn ‘flan’ with Brazilian cashew creme (V)
- chick’n and dumplin’s (V)
- Spicy battered beef tenderloin - A riff on a Southeast Asian beef dish with an arrowroot crust.
- Coconut pudding with candied snake fruit.
THE BACKSTORY
Arrowroot, archeological evidence suggests, was probably cultivated in the Northwestern part of South America some 7,000+ years ago. The name came somewhat later, when the Arawak people, of the ancient Caribbean, called it “aru-aru” which loosely translates as “the best meal.” A durable staple, the root was a prized commodity European settlers, in the Caribbean, and in South America, discovered the root, and brought it home to their peoples’ cuisines.
AKA
- ararao
- ararot
- araru
- ararut
- araruta
- arorut
- arrowjuuri
- arrowroot
- arrowrot
- arrurruz
- Bermuda arrowroot
- bột hoàng tinh
- bultas sakne
- garut
- hausa
- hulankeeriya
- kannada
- kazakh
- kibiya
- kořen
- maranta
- marante
- marathi
- noolejuur
- nyílgyökér
- obedience
- oriya
- ox-oxu
- panah
- plant
- puščica
- pylwortel
- rasteniye
- saethroot
- sago-kruĉo
- son
- strėlės
- strelka
- sum
- thêāyāym̀xm
- umcibisholo
- vleġġa
- αραρούτι
- арровроот
- аррорут
- жебе
- растение
- стрелка
- стрілка
- сум
- сумны
- тирчаи
- тропическо
- ისროლოტი
- նետաձիգ
- ایرروٹ
- پیکان
- تيرون
- د
- عرعروت
- ቀስት
- अरारोट
- एरोरूट
- एर्रोट
- অ্যারারূট
- ਐਰੋਰੋਟ
- એ
- રોરોટ
- ତୀର
- அம்பு
- ரூட்
- యారోరూట్
- ಬಾಣ
- ರೂಟ್
- ആരോറൂട്ട്
- ඊතල
- රූට්
- แป้งเท้ายายม่อม
- ລູກສອນ-luk
- သေနတ်
- 화살
- クズウコン
- 葛根
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