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.
Pad Thai is very popular in Thailand, especially among our tourists. The dish is unique in that it combines all possible flavors: spicy and salty, sour and sweet. Now Thai products are easy to find in supermarkets. You can buy ready-made pad thai sauce or prepare it yourself.
A simple salad and, nevertheless, quite tasty. There is nowhere easier to cook and, oddly enough, in the summer in the heat, it “went”perfectly. It is especially good with rye bread and new potatoes. Help yourself.
It is translated into Russian as “Lahmajun-hazelnut” and is a miniature snack dish “for one tooth”, the birthplace of which is considered to be the city of Tarsus in south-eastern Turkey. Tiny tortillas made of dough, covered with a mixture of minced meat and vegetables, are served in restaurants while waiting for a change of dishes. We will try to look at this dish from an everyday point of view and prepare delicious mini – lahmajuns in an ordinary kitchen, especially since all the necessary products are at our fingertips.
A popular street food in Korea is egg bread. It’s a cross between our pie and a sandwich. Unusual, but delicious and simple. Prepare such Korean bread, and thus you will have a little Korean cuisine at home.
For lovers of delicious pickled vegetables, a video and photo recipe for cooking cauliflower pickled in Korean will be useful. Cauliflower is marinated very quickly, only 6 hours, but it turns out very tasty.
Very interesting pancakes both in style and in filling. The filling, in essence, is almost a salad. There is something of Olivier in it, something of crab salad. But without mayonnaise) is seasoned with French Bechamel sauce. Delicious and interesting in pancakes, the shape of which is very consonant with either Chinese or Japanese cuisine. Pancakes can be baked according to your own recipe.