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a starchy and demanding teacher
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This versatility helps the starchy veggie pair well with almost any meal.
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Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 12 July 2024
Sweet spikes do this even more than starchy spikes.
—Laura Solla, Vogue, 11 July 2024
Fresh rice is milled to remove the tough outer layer of each grain and reveal its starchy centre.
—Irenie Forshaw, The Week Uk, theweek, 1 July 2024
Then, comes the intimacy: Touching it, forming the bite-sized balls that become the lightly sweet and wonderfully starchy vehicle for sauces, vegetables, proteins.
—Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2024
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Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 12 July 2024
Sweet spikes do this even more than starchy spikes.
—Laura Solla, Vogue, 11 July 2024
Fresh rice is milled to remove the tough outer layer of each grain and reveal its starchy centre.
—Irenie Forshaw, The Week Uk, theweek, 1 July 2024
Then, comes the intimacy: Touching it, forming the bite-sized balls that become the lightly sweet and wonderfully starchy vehicle for sauces, vegetables, proteins.
—Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2024
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starchy
adjective
starchier; starchiest
1
: containing, consisting of, or resembling starch
starchy foods
2
: consisting of or marked by formality or stiffness
starchiness
noun
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