Tapioca
Triple Lion Tapioca is a finely milled starch made from the cassava root, widely used in kitchens around the world for thickening sauces, creating smooth textures, and adding lightness to baking. Known for its neutral flavour and silky consistency, tapioca is a reliable pantry ingredient that blends easily into both sweet and savoury dishes.
Tapioca flour is valued for the way it thickens liquids while keeping sauces glossy and smooth. It works particularly well in fruit desserts, pie fillings and puddings, but it is equally useful in everyday cooking where a clear, clean thickener is needed. Because it has very little flavour of its own, it allows the main ingredients in a dish to stand out.
In baking, tapioca starch helps improve texture by adding lightness and a gentle chew to breads, cakes and pastries. It is also a key ingredient in many Asian and South American recipes where its smooth consistency helps create soft dumplings, chewy desserts and delicate batters. With a generous 3kg pack, it is a practical choice for regular cooking and baking.
Key Features:
- 3kg pack.
- Made from cassava root starch.
- Finely milled white tapioca starch.
- Neutral flavour that blends easily into recipes.
- Creates smooth glossy sauces and fillings.
- Ideal for thickening soups stews and fruit desserts.
- Large pack size suitable for frequent cooking and baking.
- Commonly used in Asian and South American recipes.
Recipe Inspiration:
- Classic fruit pie filling thickened with tapioca starch to create a glossy smooth texture that holds the fruit juices perfectly.
- Brazilian style cheese bread where tapioca starch gives the bread its signature light interior and gentle chew.
- Silky homemade puddings where tapioca is stirred into milk and sugar to create a smooth comforting dessert.
- Light crispy batter for frying vegetables or seafood where tapioca starch helps create a delicate crunchy coating.
What is tapioca starch used for in cooking?
Tapioca starch is mainly used as a thickening ingredient in sauces soups stews and desserts. It creates a smooth glossy finish and thickens liquids without making them cloudy.
Is tapioca flour the same as tapioca starch?
In most recipes the terms tapioca flour and tapioca starch are used interchangeably. Both refer to the finely milled starch extracted from cassava root and behave the same way in cooking and baking.
Why do bakers add tapioca starch to baking recipes?
Tapioca starch helps improve texture in baked goods by adding softness and a slight chew. It is often combined with other flours to create lighter cakes breads and pastries.
Ingredients:
Tapioca (Contains preservative Sodium Metabisulphite (SULPHITES)
Allergens are highlighted in BOLD.
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Suitable for a Vegetarian diet |
Y |
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Suitable for a Vegan diet |
Y |
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