Palm sugar

How to Cook with Palm Sugar?

Its wonderfully caramelized flavor is truly addictive. It is, of course, great for desserts, but also works well in savory dishes where it can mellow the heat of chili peppers and bind ingredients together.

Try this Cambodian sugar in a mango smoothie. It’s a typical refreshing drink from Cambodia. Blend together 1 mango, the juice of 1 lime, 1 tablespoon of palm sugar, and some water. Enjoy it a little, a lot, passionately, or madly...

Some Recipe Ideas for Using Palm Sugar

• - Palm Sugar Cake: Use palm sugar in your favorite cake recipe for a slightly caramelized flavor. This sugar pairs especially well with spice or fruit cakes;
• - Palm Sugar and Chocolate Chip Cookies: Replace white sugar with palm sugar in your cookie recipe for a touch of complexity. Dark chocolate chips pair particularly well with the rich taste of palm sugar;
• - Tropical Smoothie: Add a tablespoon of palm sugar to a smoothie made with mango, pineapple, coconut milk, and banana for a sweet and exotic taste;
• - Homemade Teriyaki Sauce: Make a teriyaki sauce by combining soy sauce, palm sugar, sake, mirin, and garlic. Use this sauce to glaze vegetables or grilled proteins;
• - Meat Marinade: Mix palm sugar with soy sauce, garlic, ginger, and sesame oil to create a flavorful marinade for chicken, pork, or beef.

The Aromas of Palm Sugar

The nose of this sugar is dominated by smoky aromas of mocha and coffee bean that evolve into more roasted scents as it aerates. Its delicate and airy flavor reveals slightly salty taste notes reminiscent of salted butter caramel.

A Palm Native to Cambodia

The thnot, or sugar palm in Khmer, is a symbol of Khmer spirit. It is almost exclusively cultivated in Cambodia, and its sugar is produced by cooperatives of farmers. These farmers climb the trees to reach the palm flowers. They make incisions in the flowers and shake them to collect the sap in pots made from bamboo stems. The sap is then boiled to evaporate the water and turn into sugar. This is a traditional craft.