In British English, cornflour is a fine white powder made from maize. Cooks mix a little with cold water, then stir it into soup or sauce so the liquid becomes thicker and shiny. It has almost no taste of its own.

In British English在英式英語裡, cornflour cornflour is是一種 a fine white powder made from maize用玉米做的細白色粉末。Cooks廚師 mix a little把一點點加 with cold water到冷水裡拌開, then然後 stir it倒進 into soup or sauce湯或醬汁裡攪拌 so這樣 the liquid becomes thicker and shiny湯汁就會變得濃稠有光澤。It has almost no taste of its own它自己幾乎沒有味道。

In American English the same kitchen powder is called cornstarch, not cornflour. Though actually, if an American says “corn flour” as two words, they may mean maize ground for baking — closer to cornmeal — not the thickener. So the British cooking word and the American baking phrase look alike but are not always the same thing.

In American English在美式英語裡, the same kitchen powder同樣這種廚房用粉 is called叫做 cornstarch cornstarch, not而不是 cornflour cornflour。Though actually不過事實上, if an American says如果美國人說 "corn flour" as two words"corn flour"（分開兩個字）, they may mean他們可能是指 maize ground for baking用來烘焙磨的玉米粉 — closer to cornmeal比較接近 cornmeal — not the thickener而不是勾芡用的那種。So所以, the British cooking word英式的烹飪用字 and和 the American baking phrase美式的烘焙說法 look alike看起來很像 but但 are not always the same thing不一定是同一種東西。

Though actually again: in older British English, corn often meant wheat or grain in general, but the white tin in the kitchen is from maize.

Though actually again再說一次, in older British English在比較舊的英式英語裡, corn corn 常常指的是 often meant wheat or grain in general小麥或穀物的統稱, but不過 the white tin in the kitchen廚房裡那罐白色的粉 is from maize是用玉米做的。

In a Taiwanese kitchen, British cornflour matches 玉米澱粉. 太白粉 thickens in a similar way, but it is usually potato starch, not this.

In a Taiwanese kitchen在台灣的廚房裡, British cornflour英式的 cornflour matches對應的是 玉米澱粉。太白粉 太白粉 thickens in a similar way也用類似的方式勾芡, but不過 it is usually potato starch通常是馬鈴薯澱粉, not this而不是玉米做的這個。