Also referred to as jaggery, the palm sugar is sold in tubes, blocks or tin cans. The colour ranges from a deep toffee to golden brown. The texture can be crumbly or hard with a lovely caramel taste.
Brown sugar
Asian stores
Caramelised crispy pancakes, New Year rice dumplings
Mangosteen is a small, round fruit, with a thick, purple-brown rind and with a distinct floral fragrance. Once you crack open the outer shell…
Sago pearls are almost identical to tapioca but they come from a different plant. The pearls are cooked and eaten with coconut milk…
Roselle buds, also known as hibiscus buds or sorrel, are a unique and flavourful ingredient used in culinary creations in SE Asia…
It is called chin baung ywet in Burmese, the roselle leaves have a lovely sour taste. Cooked with chillies and shrimp paste…