Sugar
无糖薏仁粉
S$9.50 S$9.90
- Net weight
- 400 g
- Origin
- China
- Storage
- Keep Refrigerated after opening bottle
About sugar and sweets
The sweeteners a Chinese kitchen uses, and the sweets made from them. Rock sugar dissolves slowly and tastes cleaner than granulated, which is why it is the one used in soups and teas. This pack is 400 g net, from China. At the quantities below that is about 27 servings. That works out at S$2.38 per 100 g.
Also known as rock sugar, bing tang, 冰糖, brown sugar, maltose.
What people use it for
Rock sugar into sweet soups, herbal drinks and braises; brown sugar with ginger; maltose for glazing roast meat and for candy.
How to prepare it
Add towards the end and taste as you go. Rock sugar takes a few minutes to dissolve fully.
Keeping it
Keep Refrigerated after opening bottle
Questions people ask
Why rock sugar instead of ordinary sugar?
It dissolves slowly and tastes less sharp, so it sweetens a soup without flattening the other flavours. It is the standard in Chinese sweet soups for that reason.
How far does this pack go?
At the quantity in the instructions above, about 27 servings from this pack.
Is the bigger pack cheaper?
This one works out at S$2.38 per 100 g. One Sunny lists most items in more than one size, so compare that figure rather than the pack price.
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