Recent Examples on the WebLike carbonara or cacio e pepe or classic Alfredo, the creaminess of the sauce comes from the emulsification of starchy pasta water and butter, beefed up with grated aged cheese.—Mackenzie Chung Fegan, Bon Appétit, 18 Mar. 2024 One way to solve this is to try natural remedies, such as rinsing with rice water–the starchy water left after rinsing rice–which has seen TikTok fame in recent years.—Francesca Mill, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2024 The best part of this recipe is the introduction of some quick-pickled jalapeños, which provide a welcome blast of acidity and spice to an otherwise starchy and rich soup.—Nick Siano, Sacramento Bee, 20 Feb. 2024 Russet is a great choice because they’re starchy with lower water content than, say, red or new potatoes.—Julia Levy, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2024 Now that the world has opened up again, many aren’t willing to relinquish all that comfort and go back to stiff and starchy fits.—Michael Loré, Robb Report, 30 Nov. 2023 Despite his relative wealth, the elder James Mohammad enjoyed holding court in these types of restaurants, which served the starchy Yoruba dishes of his youth, as opposed to the Euro-chic restaurants in Lagos that his nephew frequented.—Elliot Ackerman, WIRED, 9 Feb. 2024 Yams Yams are a dry, starchy root vegetable with rough skin that looks a bit like the bark of a tree.—Pam Lolley, Southern Living, 10 Nov. 2023 Runners and bussers carry out the intricate footwork of service: bending down to adjust a fish knife, raising a silver cloche, ironing a crease out of a starchy white tablecloth, holding a silver ladle high in the air as a blue trickle of flaming rum pours down on a wedge of sticky toffee pudding.—Pete Wells, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2024
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