Tapioca starch (polvilho) in Japan: what it's called and where to buy it

Tapioca starch is タピオカ粉. It isn't on every supermarket shelf, but baking shops and import shops sell it.

Look for this on the label

タピオカ粉
tapioka ko
タピオカでん粉
tapioka denpun
片栗粉
katakuriko · potato starch

Where to find it

In the shop

Baking shelf at larger supermarkets.

Which shops

Brazilian shops (polvilho doce and azedo), baking shops such as cotta and TOMIZ, KALDI, and online.

If you can't find it

Pão de queijo: 片栗粉 works and is popular in Japan; the inside is a little less stretchy
Thickening: 片栗粉 or cornstarch, same amount

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