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.
Lightly salted salmon fillet with lemon. In the evening we add salt, and in the morning you can cook whatever you want, or vice versa… in the morning and in the evening, the salmon is ready to eat. Salted salmon can be used to make not only canapes and sandwiches, but also various decorations in the form of roses.
It’s unforgettable and unique! Delicate spicy pasta made of chicken liver and wine, port wine jelly with dried cranberries and pears baked with balsamic vinegar… A real taste pleasure! I suggest serving this snack with red wine.
A very tasty combination of purple basil and lemon! Let’s see how the drink changes color from dark purple to light pink. Beautiful, bright, fragrant and very tasty!
Avocado is almost tasteless… but! As it turned out, it is enough to add a couple of ingredients, as the juice turns into an incredible delicacy, besides very useful, because avocado is considered the most nutritious fruit in the world!
In our vast post-Soviet space, there are dishes that everyone knows from Kaliningrad to Nakhodka, from Franz Josef Land to Kushka. Mimosa salad is one of them. And each hostess prepares it in her own way. I will offer my own version. It seems to be a classic, but with some nuances. And the main nuance is that I don’t use canned fish, I use baked fish!!! And we offer you a presentation option – elegant, festive, in the form of a canape.
