1. What is malt sugar? How is it made?
Malt sugar is the name of a type of sticky sweet produced from cereal grains (barley, wheat, oats, corn, etc.). Malt sugar is chewy but not tough, with a sweet and refreshing taste, dark yellow color, and a fragrant aroma.
Malt sugar is made from sun-dried glutinous rice and rice bran, which is then ground into a powder called rice germ. Glutinous rice is cooked into sticky rice, poured out to cool, and then mixed with the prepared rice bran powder. After that, it is cooked and condensed several times to produce the final product, a sticky mixture.
2. Use malt sugar to make delicious dishes, good for health
Malt sugar contains enzymes, vitamin B, and C that can be readily absorbed, so malt sugar helps enhance digestion of starch-containing substances. According to traditional Chinese medicine, malt sugar also helps nursing mothers with milk blockage or breast pain. Using malt sugar in combination with wood betony, according to traditional Chinese medicine, can reduce indigestion, loss of appetite, and bloating.
Malt sugar has a natural sweetness, so it is often used as a substitute for sugar in baking, making cakes, cooking desserts, or beverages. Besides, malt sugar can also be eaten directly or used with dishes such as potatoes, taro, rice paper, etc.