Of course there are alternatives, such as rock sugar, brown sugar, honey, etc.

Sugar includes white sugar (white sugar for short), yellow sugar, rock sugar, brown sugar, rock sugar, cube sugar, bee sugar, maltose (maltose), etc. In addition to its flavoring function, sugar also has functions such as color changing, bonding, drawing, and gloss enhancement.

1. It has a sweetening effect

When making soups, dishes, and drinks, adding an appropriate amount of sugar can make the food sweeter. Such as various sweet soups, sweet soups, beets, desserts, drinks, etc. Common varieties include: rock sugar white fungus, rock sugar bird's nest, honey barbecued pork, cakes, bread, moon cakes, milk, black tea, cola, liqueur, etc.

2. It has the effect of alleviating sourness

When making sour soup, adding a small amount of sugar can relieve the sourness and make the taste harmonious and delicious. For example, vinegar-stewed dishes, hot and sour soup, pickled fish, etc., add a small amount of sugar, and the finished product will be particularly delicious. Otherwise, the finished product will be less acidic and unpalatable.

3. It is an essential seasoning for making sweet and sour dishes

To make sweet and sour dishes, the main seasonings are sugar and vinegar, as well as refined salt, sugar and vinegar. It has a sour and sweet taste similar to fruit, and is very appetizing and delicious, such as sweet and sour fish, sweet and sour pork loin, sweet and sour pork ribs, sweet and sour eggplant, etc.

4. It has the function of pulling out

Put the sugar into the pot, add a small amount of clear oil and water, cook until the saccharified water dries up, pour in the battered and fried dishes, and coat evenly. Take it out of the pan and put it on an oiled plate. When it is hot, you can pull out the golden threads, such as shredded apples, shredded bananas, shredded tenderloins, shredded sweet potatoes, etc.

5. It can frost food

Put sugar into the pot, add appropriate amount of water, boil until the water is almost dry, pour in the baked or fried ingredients, and remove from the fire , stir, and after cooling, the surface of the finished product will look like white frost. Such as hanging frost peanuts, hanging frost fruit red, hanging frost beans, etc.

6. It can be made into toner

Put the sugar into the pot, add a small amount of oil, boil until it turns soy sauce color, add 3 times the water, and boil until the sugar melts. It will become sugar color. Sugar color is widely used in the coloring of soy sauce, the coloring of braised vegetables, the coloring of braised dishes, etc.

7. Can turn raw materials into red

Chicken, duck, pigeon, suckling pig, pork belly, elbow, etc., after blanching or cooking, use caramel water (the mixture of caramel and water) The ratio is 1:8). After roasting or frying, the color of the finished product turns into maroon red. Such as roast chicken, roast duck, roast suckling pig, pork belly, tiger skin elbow, etc.

8. The food can be turned into a glass-like coating

Add an appropriate amount of sugar and water into a pot and boil until it is ready for drawing. After preliminary heating ( Or not heating) raw materials are put into syrup and wrapped in syrup. After taking it out and letting it cool, the surface will look like glass. If the sugar is boiled for a long time, the surface of the finished product will look amber. The most common ones are "candied haws" and colored glass. Potato balls, glazed jujubes, etc.

9. It has a bonding effect

Add white sugar, maltose and water, put it into a pot, cook until it is almost drawn, pour in fried food to become puffed, mix well, and take it out of the pot. Pour it into a wooden grid, spread it flat, compact it with a roller, and cut it into pieces. After cooling, the food in the form of strips or granules will stick together and form blocks. Such as Sachima, rice krispie treats, jute candy, peanut candy, crystal bean cake, etc.

10. Preservative effect

Cook the fat pork cut into cubes and add a large amount of sugar, so that it can be stored for a long time without deterioration; there are also osmanthus, chrysanthemum, rose, and magnolia. Flowers, etc., add a lot of sugar and mix well, it can also keep it from spoiling for a long time.

11. It has a brightening effect

Spreading (or pouring) some caramel on grilled barbecued pork, chicken wings, chicken legs and other dishes can not only sweeten the dishes, but also Can make dishes shine