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	\|title=Chinese Sugar - Chinese Food Wiki		\|title=Chinese Sugar - Chinese Food Wiki
	\|description=Common sugars used in Chinese cooking: rock sugar (冰糖) ~~and brown /~~ red sugar (红糖).		\|description=Common sugars used in Chinese cooking: rock sugar (冰糖), red sugar (红糖), and white sugar in sweets and savory dishes.
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	[[File:Yellow rock sugar Chinese Food Wiki.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Yellow rock sugar (冰糖), common in Chinese cooking]]		[[File:Yellow rock sugar Chinese Food Wiki.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Yellow rock sugar (冰糖), common in Chinese cooking]]

	== Introduction ==		== Introduction ==
	Sugar is a basic seasoning in Chinese cooking, used not only for sweets but also to balance savory ~~dishes (for~~ example in red-braised meats and sweet-and-sour sauces). Two everyday forms are rock sugar and red (~~brown~~) sugar.		Sugar is a basic seasoning in Chinese cooking, used not only for sweets but also to balance savory dishes—for example in red-braised meats and sweet-and-sour sauces. Two everyday forms are rock sugar (冰糖) and red / brown sugar (红糖); white granulated sugar is also standard in home and restaurant kitchens. Finished confectionery brands and chewy sweets are listed on [[Chinese Candy]]; hard-shelled fruit skewers appear on [[Tanghulu]].

	== Types ==		== Types ==
	* '''Rock candy / rock sugar''' 冰糖 (''bīngtáng'') — large clear or amber crystals; preferred for braising, desserts, and herbal tonics because it dissolves cleanly and tastes milder than ~~granulated~~ white ~~sugar~~.		* '''Rock candy / rock sugar''' 冰糖 (''bīngtáng'') — large clear or amber crystals; preferred for braising, desserts, and herbal tonics because it dissolves cleanly and tastes milder than many white sugars.
	* '''Red sugar''' 红糖 (''hóngtáng'') — unrefined brown sugar with a molasses-like flavor; common in northern sweets, ginger drinks, and postpartum diets ~~in traditional practice~~.		* '''Red sugar''' 红糖 (''hóngtáng'') — unrefined brown sugar with a molasses-like flavor; common in northern sweets, ginger drinks, and traditional postpartum diets.
	* White granulated sugar 白糖 ~~is also widely used~~ in ~~home~~ and ~~restaurant kitchens~~.		* '''White granulated sugar''' 白糖 — everyday sweetener for syrups, batters, and modern candy factories.
			* Syrups and maltose appear in bakery glazes and some street snacks (including the hard coat of [[Tanghulu]] when cooked to a crack stage).

	== ~~Related~~ ==		Exact refining grades vary by producer; this page stays at culinary-use level rather than industrial chemistry.
	* [[Chinese Candy]]
	* [[~~Types Of Taste~~]]		== Culinary uses ==
			In savory cooking, a small amount of sugar rounds chili heat and soy saltiness ([[Types Of Taste]]). Rock sugar is classic in red-braised pork and many clear desserts. Red sugar flavors ginger broths and rustic cakes. Candy makers listed under [[Chinese Candy]]—such as [[White Rabbit Candy]] and [[Niupi Candy]]—depend on cooked sugar textures from soft chew to hard crack.

			Rice sweets on [[Chinese Rice Snack]] ([[Nian Gao]], [[Put Chai Ko]], sweet [[Congee]] styles) also rely on these sugars. Tea is usually drunk unsweetened in traditional service ([[Tea]]), while café drinks on [[Chinese Drink]] may add sugar or condensed milk.

	== See also ==		== See also ==

	* [[Chinese Candy]]		* [[Chinese Candy]]
			* [[Tanghulu]]
			* [[White Rabbit Candy]]
	* [[Niupi Candy]]		* [[Niupi Candy]]
	* [[~~White Rabbit~~ Candy]]		* [[Chinese Sesame Soft Candy]]
			* [[Chinese Snack]]
			* [[Types Of Taste]]
			* [[Tea]]

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			[[File:Yellow rock sugar Chinese Food Wiki.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Yellow rock sugar (冰糖), common in Chinese cooking]]
	== Introduction ==		== Introduction ==
	Sugar is a basic seasoning in Chinese cooking, used not only for sweets but also to balance savory dishes (for example in red-braised meats and sweet-and-sour sauces). Two everyday forms are rock sugar and red (brown) sugar.		Sugar is a basic seasoning in Chinese cooking, used not only for sweets but also to balance savory dishes (for example in red-braised meats and sweet-and-sour sauces). Two everyday forms are rock sugar and red (brown) sugar.

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	* [[Chinese Candy]]		* [[Chinese Candy]]
	* [[Types Of Taste]]		* [[Types Of Taste]]

			== See also ==

			* [[Chinese Candy]]
			* [[Niupi Candy]]
			* [[White Rabbit Candy]]

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	Red ~~Sugar~~ 红糖		== Introduction ==
			Sugar is a basic seasoning in Chinese cooking, used not only for sweets but also to balance savory dishes (for example in red-braised meats and sweet-and-sour sauces). Two everyday forms are rock sugar and red (brown) sugar.

			== Types ==
			* '''Rock candy / rock sugar''' 冰糖 (''bīngtáng'') — large clear or amber crystals; preferred for braising, desserts, and herbal tonics because it dissolves cleanly and tastes milder than granulated white sugar.
			* '''Red sugar''' 红糖 (''hóngtáng'') — unrefined brown sugar with a molasses-like flavor; common in northern sweets, ginger drinks, and postpartum diets in traditional practice.
			* White granulated sugar 白糖 is also widely used in home and restaurant kitchens.

			== Related ==
			* [[Chinese Candy]]
			* [[Types Of Taste]]

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Rock Candy or Rock Sugar 白糖

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