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What traditional Chinese dim sum can corn starch be used to make?

Corn starch is one of the commonly used ingredients in Chinese dim sum, and can be used to make many traditional Chinese dim sum, including:

1. Vermicelli: a skin made of corn starch and flour wrapped around fillings such as pork and shrimp, which is soft and sticky when steamed.

2. Yau Kok: a pie made of cornstarch and shortening pastry with a crispy texture.

3. Glutinous rice cake: a small snack made of glutinous rice flour and corn starch with sweet fillings such as bean paste and sesame seeds wrapped inside.

4. Crystal Dumpling Skin: Transparent dumpling skin made of cornstarch and glutinous rice flour, with a crystal-clear texture.

5. Papaya Sticky Rice Cake: Soft and sticky cake made of glutinous rice flour and corn starch, with fresh papaya and coconut milk, with a sweet and refreshing taste.

6. Horseshoe cake: a soft and sticky cake made of glutinous rice flour and corn starch, with lotus seed paste, peanuts and other fillings, rich in flavor.

The above are some of the traditional Chinese snacks that cornstarch can be used to make, of course there are many other snacks that can be made with cornstarch, and different regions and different families will have their own production methods and characteristics.