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wforl

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I'm trying to follow one of the many Sweet and Sour Sauce recipes I have found online :

3 tablespoons Sugar
3 tablespoons Rice Vinegar
1 tablespoon Ketchup
dash of soy sauce
1 tablespoon Corn Starch
50ml water

Unfortunately I can't find Corn Starch in any of my local shops ( UK - Tesco, Sainsburys, Morrisons etc ), the closest they have is Corn Flour. However, when I add this, the sauce loses all its taste. Prior to adding it, it tastes great, but obviously way too thin.

My questions are :

Should Corn Flour affect the taste?
Will Corn Starch affect the taste?
And is it worth me ordering Corn Starch from somewhere online?
 
I am not sure what product they are selling as "corn flour", but before I ordered cornstarch, I would look around for arrowroot as a substitute.
 
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