Kuzu is a superior quality organic starch that is naturally extracted from the roots of one of Japan's most vigorous wild plants. Kuzu has a smooth texture and a neutral flavour. It makes an ideal thickener for soups and stews, sweet and savoury sauces, glazes and pie fillings. The Hirochachido Company, our Japanese artisan kuzu producer, carefully follows the traditional method slowly washing settling and drying this 100% pure organic kuzu root starch.