This is a physical test. A chemical test for starch is to add iodine solution (red) and see if it turns blue/black in colour. It is possible to distinguish starch from other carbohydrates using this iodine solution test.For example, if iodine is added to an peeled potato then it will turn black.his is a physical test. A chemical test for starch is to add iodine solution (red) and see if it turns blue/black in colour. It is possible to distinguish starch from other carbohydrates using this iodine solution test.
Moving to French cuisine, one of my favourite ways of using up stale bread is in a simple Gascon soup, Garbure, made with layers of bread and cabbage, flavoured with ham, beans and vegetables. Cookery writer Kate Hill's recipe is gorgeous.
But a type of bread that is made from cornmeal is cornbread, a traditional Native American recipe. Cornmeal is flour, ground not from wheat but from corn. It is not the same as cornflour, which is actually cornstarch. Cornmeal has a wide range of culinary uses, such as to make the thick outer coating of corn dogs or as the breading material for fried fish.