In culinary and household terms, sugar is called sucrose – an ordinary food sweetener that is obtained by processing sugar cane or sugar beet.
The white color of sugar is achieved during refining, but at the same time its individual crystals remain colorless. Many varieties of sugar contain different amounts of vegetable juice – molasses, which gives the crystals different shades of white color.
Sugar is an indispensable ingredient in many drinks, dishes, confectionery and bakery products. It is a familiar additive to coffee, cocoa and tea; confectionery creams, ice cream, icing and sweets cannot do without it. As a good preservative, white sugar is used in cooking jam, making jelly and other products from fruits and berries. Today, white sugar can be found almost everywhere, even where it is not expected to be found. For example, it may end up in low-fat diet yogurt or sausages, as well as in the manufacture of canned meat.
White sugar on sale is in the form of granulated sugar and refined sugar in pieces. Granulated sugar is packed in bags of different capacity, usually from one to fifty kilograms. Dense polyethylene bags are used, inside of which a film is additionally stretched to protect the contents from moisture and the spillage of crystals. Refined products are packed in cardboard boxes. The high hygroscopicity of white sugar causes certain requirements for its storage. The room where the product is located must be dry, protected from temperature fluctuations. Storing it at high humidity will lead to the formation of lumps. Sugar has the ability to absorb foreign odors, so you should not keep it near products with strong flavors.
White sugar is very high in calories – almost 400 kcal per one hundred grams of the product, and its composition consists entirely of carbohydrates. Therefore, when dieting, it is recommended to limit the use of this product in its pure form (for sweetening coffee or tea) and in the form of various sugar-containing drinks, cakes, cookies, etc.
Tomatoes are fast, the taste of lightly salted tomatoes in half an hour. They say that Europeans do not preserve vegetables like we do, so fast food recipes are popular. Very refreshing, suitable as an appetizer, and as a side dish. My friends and acquaintances often ask for a recipe.
Very tasty and hearty salad, easy to prepare, an excellent side dish for grilled meat. This preparation of potato salad is considered a Swabian specialty.
Juicy vegetable salad with chickpeas – it is both healthy, and satisfying, and delicious! Legumes just need to be included in your diet, so I suggest that you supplement your menu with such a salad in the post and not only!
Last year, for the first time, I salted green tomatoes myself and was very pleased with both the taste and the wide range of applications. This year I did it again… I bring to Your attention a very simple but colorful and delicious salad made with fresh and pickled tomatoes.
Festive winter baking, in my opinion, is cottage cheese, nuts, dried fruits combined with butter dough. I suggest you try a nut pie with a delicate curd filling with dried apricots, prunes and dried cranberries. Delicious, aromatic, crumbly cake for cozy winter tea parties!
Cheese pastries are always a holiday for me! I want to finish the marathon of the New Year holidays with a fragrant and delicious pie with cheese and bacon in a creamy garlic sauce! The pie came out fluffy, satisfying, fragrant!
Oh, this culinary hooligan, Zhenya Klopotenko! He loves to turn traditional recipes upside down. Personally, as soon as I saw this recipe, unexpected in many moments, I immediately “got sick” with it. Very unusual dough and filling with unexpected ingredients. And by the way, the dough can be used not only for dessert, but also for salty crackers. They did not expect? Come on in!
New Year’s holidays continue, but many are already tired of fatty, plentiful food, it’s time to unload. Such a bright, tasty, healthy soup will come to the rescue.
A light dessert of orange and tangerine with cream cheese will always raise the New Year’s mood. This treat tastes like panna cotta, add it, get great pleasure.