Sugar
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(Pronounce in Mandarin Pinyin: Tang)  |
| A pure carbohydrate used a sweetener around
the world. Today is mostly produced from sugar
cane, then sugar beet and other source such
as honey, sorghum, palm trees and maple trees. |
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| Brown Sugar |
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(Pronounce in Mandarin Pinyin: HongTang)
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| Originally a partly refined sugar flavoured
with the molasses that it was made from. Now
also made by adding molasses to white sugar,
a light or dark, moist strongly flavoured
sugar; light soft brown sugar, with a light
fine grain and a caramel sugar flavour, and
dark soft brown sugar. |
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| Granulated Sugar |
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(Pronounce in Mandarin Pinyin: Sha Tang)
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| A bleached sugar, refined from sugar cane
or sugar beet, with medium sized crystals.
Also known as white sugar. |
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| Maltose |
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(Pronounce in Mandarin Pinyin: Mai Ya Tang)
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| Also known as malt sugar |
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| Rock Sugar |
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(Pronounce in Mandarin Pinyin: Bing Tang)
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| Rock sugar is a type of confectionery composed
of relatively large sugar crystals. A hardened
form of cane sugar that is formed into large
crystals to be served as a sweetener. Clear
and hard in consistency, rock sugar is often
used to flavor teas, soups, marinades, and
sauces. Usually used in Chinese cuisine as
well as traditional Chinese medicine. It is
used to sweeten sweet soups or sweet tonic,
as well as various medicinal preparations.
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