九州地方の山地で採取した葛根100%を厳寒期に地下水を使い晒した無漂白。伝統的な寒晒し製法でつくった本葛ならではのなめらかな舌触りを楽しめる粉末の本葛粉です。ぽかぽかと身体を温める「葛湯」和菓子の「葛餅」でお馴染み。葛湯や葛練り、ごま豆腐など水に溶いて薄く使うと片栗粉のように、とろみづけに欠かせないおススメ品です。
Kuzu is a high quality starch made from the root of the kudzu plant that grows wild in the mountains of Japan and in the southern region of the U.S. Kuzu is more expensive than arrowroot and is reputed to strengthen the digestive tract.
It can be interchangeably used as arrowroot flour for thickening liquids, sauces, gravies, etc. by dissolving it in a small amount of cool liquid.
原産国:南九州 County Of Origin: Southern Kyushu, Japan
原材料:本葛
Ingredients: Kudzu