arrowroots
Starchy tropical plants
Arrowroots are tropical plants cultivated for their starchy, edible rhizomes, or the fine white powder extracted from them.
Arrowroot starch is prized as a thickening agent in cooking, especially for clear sauces and glazes, and is easily digestible—historically fed to invalids and infants.
She thickened the fruit glaze with arrowroot.
Substance adding viscosity
- cornstarchMaize-derived thickening powder
- tapiocaCassava-derived starch
- puddingCreamy thickened sweet dish
- gravyThickened meat drippings
custard · sauce · binder · gelatinization · slurry · paste · gluten-free · amylose
Starchy tropical root vegetable
- taroEdible tropical corm
- yamStarchy tropical root vegetable
- sagoPalm-derived thickening starch
- jicamaStarchy Latin American root
malanga · breadfruit · ginger · galangal · turmeric · lotus root · water chestnut · kudzu
Horizontal underground plant stem
- cormBulblike underground stem base
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- storageSpace for keeping goods
- tuberousHaving fleshy root swellings
cassava · taro · yam · kudzu · canna · edible · starchy · fibrous
Horizontal underground plant stem
- herbaceousHaving soft green stems
- perennialRecurring each year
- cultivationFostering growth through care
- propagationAct of spreading widely
leaves · tropical · Caribbean · St. Vincent · Queensland · horticulture · harvest · processing
thickener
Substance adding viscosity
- cornstarchMaize-derived thickening powder
- tapiocaCassava-derived starch
- puddingCreamy thickened sweet dish
gravy · custard · sauce · binder · gelatinization · slurry · paste · gluten-free · amylose · viscosity
cassava
Starchy tropical root vegetable
jicama · malanga · breadfruit · ginger · galangal · turmeric · lotus root · water chestnut · kudzu · digestible
rhizome
Horizontal underground plant stem
- cormBulblike underground stem base
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- storageSpace for keeping goods
tuberous · cassava · taro · yam · kudzu · canna · edible · starchy · fibrous · peeled
rhizome
Horizontal underground plant stem
- herbaceousHaving soft green stems
- perennialRecurring each year
- cultivationFostering growth through care
propagation · leaves · tropical · Caribbean · St. Vincent · Queensland · horticulture · harvest · processing · plantation