Dishes made with corn starch
10 dishes from around the world that list corn starch as a main ingredient.
Halvaحَلَاوَة
🇮🇷 Iran and 5 moreDense sweet made from seeds, grains, or vegetables, found across Asia, Africa, and Europe
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
Kissel
🇷🇺 Russia and 5 moreA sweet, thickened fruit or grain dessert from Eastern and Central Europe
Sweet or dessert, Snacks
DaifukuVegan大福餅
🇯🇵 JapanSmall mochi cakes filled with sweet bean paste or other fillings
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
Alfajor
🇦🇷 Argentina and 4 moreSweet biscuits or pastry joined with a filling, often dulce de leche or honey and nuts
Sweet or dessert, Snacks
ChipaVegetarian
🇵🇾 Paraguay and 1 moreCheese-flavored rolls made with cassava starch, eaten as a snack or breakfast
Bread, Breakfast, Snacks
GüllaçVegetarian
🇹🇷 TurkeyA Turkish dessert of milk-soaked pastry with walnuts and pomegranate, served at Ramadan
Sweet or dessert, Dinner
Agedashi dōfuVegetarian揚げ出し豆腐
🇯🇵 JapanCrisp tofu cubes served in a warm, savory Japanese broth
Main dish
Turnip cake蘿蔔糕
🇨🇳 China and 4 moreSteamed and often pan-fried cake of daikon radish and rice flour, served as dim sum
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
Pineapple tartVegetarian
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 5 moreSmall pastries filled or topped with spiced pineapple jam
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
Lor mee滷麵
🇨🇳 China and 4 moreThick yellow noodles in a spiced, starchy gravy with meat, fish, and egg
Noodle or pasta dish, Lunch, Dinner
Kissel
🇷🇺 Russia and 5 moreA sweet, thickened fruit or grain dessert from Eastern and Central Europe
Sweet or dessert, Snacks
DaifukuVegan大福餅
🇯🇵 JapanSmall mochi cakes filled with sweet bean paste or other fillings
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
Alfajor
🇦🇷 Argentina and 4 moreSweet biscuits or pastry joined with a filling, often dulce de leche or honey and nuts
Sweet or dessert, Snacks
ChipaVegetarian
🇵🇾 Paraguay and 1 moreCheese-flavored rolls made with cassava starch, eaten as a snack or breakfast
Bread, Breakfast, Snacks
GüllaçVegetarian
🇹🇷 TurkeyA Turkish dessert of milk-soaked pastry with walnuts and pomegranate, served at Ramadan
Sweet or dessert, Dinner
Agedashi dōfuVegetarian揚げ出し豆腐
🇯🇵 JapanCrisp tofu cubes served in a warm, savory Japanese broth
Main dish
Turnip cake蘿蔔糕
🇨🇳 China and 4 moreSteamed and often pan-fried cake of daikon radish and rice flour, served as dim sum
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
Pineapple tartVegetarian
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 5 moreSmall pastries filled or topped with spiced pineapple jam
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
Lor mee滷麵
🇨🇳 China and 4 moreThick yellow noodles in a spiced, starchy gravy with meat, fish, and egg
Noodle or pasta dish, Lunch, Dinner
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Alfajor: קרלוס הגדול, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Chipa: Ekem at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Daifuku: No machine-readable author provided. Lyzzy assumed (based on copyright, CC BY 2.5, source
- Kissel: Ural-66, CC0, source
- Güllaç: E4024, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Agedashi dōfu: star5112, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Pineapple tart: Wiki Farazi, CC0, source
- Turnip cake: N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Lor mee: Kcdtsg, CC0, source