Eden Kuzu Root Starch, Organic, 3.5-Ounce Packages (Pack of 4)

Excellent healthy cornstarch replacement. Just powder it, I use my coffee grinder, and store it in an airtight jar.

I always order Eden KUZU

I add it to warm apple cider to help fortify the constitution and ward off colds and flu. It is necessary, I have found, to bring the cider to a low boil, then allow it to simmer. When the cider is just cooling from a simmer, that is when the kuzu just stirs in beautifully. Any warmer or cooler, and the kuzu powder clumps. If anyone has any more precise directions on how to avoid clumping, I would really appreciate them. Because, every so often, I miss. But this is still great for what we use it for.

The only reason it doesn't get five stars is because of the price! Other reviewers have pretty much said it all when it comes to Kuzu as an alternative to cornstarch and arrowroot.I just wanted to chime in and share how wok star Eleanor Hoh taught me to just store the thickeners for wok cooking in a dreft and to just shake it into my wok at the crucial point of time (easier and less messy than mixing it in water.) After searching on Amazon, I chose a combo of three 10 oz Winware stainless dredges with a handle here on Amazon. I keep arrowroot and organic cornstarch in the other ones. It makes Asian wok cooking a little simpler.

This product is great for thickening any sauce or dish.My girlfriend uses this to make the most amazing lemon meringue pies. Compared to corn starch or other traditional thickeners, this stuff is easier to use, tastes better, and apparently it is also healthier.With this Kuzu there is no "chalky" texture like you get with some other thickeners, it's very smooth.The price is a bit high, but I would say the results are worth it.All around excellent product.