Katakuriko and dogtooth plant

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Flour from the dogtooth violet (katakuriko)

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Explanation


Starch from the dogtooth violet, katakuriko, かたくりこ、片栗粉

dogtooth, katakuri
Erythronium japonicum

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Stärkemehl(aus den Wurzeln des Hundsveilchens)
Hundsveilchen-Mehl


Made from the starch of the roots of the katakuri Erythronium japonicum plant. Real starch from this plant is quite expensive, and often potatoes or corn are used as substitute.
It is sometimes used to make tempura, when the ingredients must be fried quite fast, so as not to damage them by too much heat.


Sometimes translated as
Potato starch, or maize starch, corn flour.
It is used to thicken soups or sauces or dust ingredients for deep-frying tempura.


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katakuri tenshin 片栗点心 refreshments (Chinese style) with dogtooth flour
katakuri shuumai 片栗シュウマイ
made in some areas of Tochigi prefecture like shuumai (shumai) dumplings, filled with a mix of dogtooth flour and chopped onions. Eaten with a bit of soy sauce.

This mix of doogtooth flour can also be used to make a snack looking like takoyaki octopus balls たこ焼き風片栗点心.


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Worldwide use


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Related words



***** katakuri no hana 片栗の花 (かたくりのはな)
dogtooth violet flower
..... katakago no hana かたかごの花（かたかごのはな）
bundai yuri ぶんだいゆり, katabana かたばな
yubayuri うばゆり, hatsuyuri はつゆり

kigo for early spring

. Plants in Spring - SAIJIKI .

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