Experimental simple syrups - Tiki Drinks and Food

W WestADad Tiki Socialite Tornado Alley Joined: Mar 31, 2009 Posts: 747	W WestADad Posted posted on Tue, Oct 5, 2010 2:24 PM On 2010-10-05 13:59, arriano wrote: Nasty how? Color, taste, texture? I've never had palm sugar so I'm curious. What did it taste like to you? Bitter? Sickly sweet? An ashtray? It's been a few months but as I recall it would never fully dissolve so it looked like it had floaties in it (yuck) and it wasn't as sweet as I figured it would but rather woody tasting. My ratio was only 1:1, might be better if the sugar content was higher. The final syrup was very watery also and it went right down the drain after I sampled it. No ashtray though. :) I had bought it for Thai cooking and had plenty left over which prompted the experiment.

On 2010-10-05 13:59, arriano wrote:

Nasty how? Color, taste, texture? I've never had palm sugar so I'm curious. What did it taste like to you? Bitter? Sickly sweet? An ashtray?

It's been a few months but as I recall it would never fully dissolve so it looked like it had floaties in it (yuck) and it wasn't as sweet as I figured it would but rather woody tasting. My ratio was only 1:1, might be better if the sugar content was higher. The final syrup was very watery also and it went right down the drain after I sampled it.

No ashtray though. :)

I had bought it for Thai cooking and had plenty left over which prompted the experiment.

Post #557923 by WestADad on Tue, Oct 5, 2010 2:24 PM