sugar
糖· bai sha tang
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Taste & Role
🍯 Sweet
Balances salt and acid; the base of caramel color in red-braised dishes.
What it is
Sugar does double duty in Chinese cooking: a pinch rounds out salty sauces, and melted into amber caramel it colors and flavors red-braised dishes (hong shao). White granulated is the default; rock sugar gives a cleaner gloss in braises if you can find it.
Nutrition
per 100 g- Calories
- 399 kcal
- Protein
- 0 g
- Total fat
- 0 g
- Carbs
- 99.8 g
- Fiber
- —
- Sodium
- 3 mg
USDA FoodData Central (closest standard match)
Substitutes
No registered substitutes — this one is usually easy to find.
Recipes using it
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