Palm sugar : sugar obtained from date palms. Contains mainly saccharose.In Thai recipes as well as recipes throughout Southeast Asia, palm sugar is used as a natural sweetener. The best palm sugar are produced in western Thailand, where the natural sap is collected from cut sugar palms and boiled until a nice sticky sugar remains. The natural sugar is poured directly into little cakes and packaged for easy use. It can be also eaten as candy. Consistency is firm but slightly soft, making it more simple to use than the inferior rock hard palm sugar some are selling. Usually the palm sugar come in small cake form, simply shave off what you need with a knife, and it dissolves nicely in the cooking process. Use with curries, gourmet dishes, sauces, and various desserts.
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