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.
Friends, I want to share with you another quick, delicious Breakfast. This is not even a recipe, but a way to get rid of the stale remnants of luxury in your refrigerator and get a lot of pleasure from it! If you have any leftovers, then come visit and I’ll tell you everything…
Burfi is a popular dessert of Indian cuisine. It is a milk Fudge with various fillers. I offer you a strawberry option. The dessert turns out to be extremely tender and flavorful. If desired, you can use your favorite berries, including frozen ones.
Summer… Refresh with cool smoothies. Today I wanted to remember the taste of mango, dilute with seasonal strawberries, the color will add plum. Serve only chilled!
Very often I prepare this sauce for pasta, rice, and just meat or poultry, and I love it with black bread, the beginning of the vegetable season inspired me to share this recipe with you. If you are interested, come visit!
Deliciously delicious and very beautiful dessert “Watermelon slices”. Here is a recipe I met on the Internet. This is a really dense souffle-bird’s milk, colored with food dyes, and as the seeds — chocolate chips. Souffle can be prepared for a birthday, and so easy to please the eye and enjoy the excellent taste.
I offer you a delicious mousse of baked eggplant. The recipe is quite simple, and the mousse turns out just magical-tender, airy, spicy! You can take it to nature and serve it with chips or crackers. It is also good with baked fish or poultry.
Fancy pork sausage with dried carrots, tomatoes and leeks. Dried vegetables give the sausage a special taste and a beautiful pattern on the slice. You can cook even if you don’t have a sausage casing.
Tomatoes marinated in pepper juice with olive oil, balsamic vinegar and dill with garlic. An excellent snack that you can eat every day, especially during the tomato season.