Phoenix brand tapioca starch in a 500 g bag, 100% tapioca starch from Thailand, for thickening, coatings and chewy doughs.
Phoenix Tapioca Starch comes in a white 500 g bag with a gold Greek-key border and a red panel showing the phoenix logo, labelled แป้งมันสำปะหลัง and Phoenix Brand Tapioca Starch. The single ingredient is tapioca starch 100%, and the allergen line says it contains sulfite. It is a product of Thailand, packed by Thai Wah Public Company Limited in Nakhon Pathom, and the bag carries a Thailand trust mark. As general background, tapioca is a starch extracted from the tubers of the cassava plant and is used as a thickening agent in many manufactured foods. In the kitchen, slake it with cold water before stirring it into hot soups, gravies and fruit fillings for a clear, glossy finish. It gives a light, crisp shell to fried chicken and tofu, and it adds chew to dumpling wrappers, Thai desserts and cheese breads.