Cornflour

How it is used

American recipes usually call this cornstarch; corn flour can mean ground maize elsewhere.

Example sentences

1. Mix the cornflour with a little liquid before adding it.

   The starch is dispersed before it joins the larger mixture.

2. The cornflour thickened the fruit sauce as it heated.

   The ingredient's role is thickening rather than adding grain texture.

Common collocations

• cornflour mixture
• cornstarch thickener

Related terms

• ingredientOne of the foods or other items, such as flour, oil or salt, that are combined to make a particular dish.
• saucepanA deep, round metal pan with one long handle and often a lid, used for boiling, simmering and making sauces.

More terms: Ingredients, Stocks & Sauces

• season
• stock
• marinade
• mother sauce
• roux
• emulsion
• zest
• produce
• dry goods
• mirepoix
• bouquet garni
• sachet d'épices