红糖 (hóngtáng) · brown sugar, unrefined cane sugar

Meanings

1 brown sugar
2 unrefined cane sugar

About the ingredient

调料 Seasonings

Unrefined cane sugar boiled down with its molasses, reddish-brown with a caramel taste; sold as hard blocks, moist crumbs or dry powder. It sweetens ginger tea, red bean soup, rice cakes and steamed cakes.

Used in 8 dishes

麻酱糖饼 májiàng tángbǐng

黑糖糕 hēitánggāo

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

经期喝一杯红糖水。

Jīngqī hē yì bēi hóngtáng shuǐ.

Drink a cup of brown sugar water during your period.

HSK 7-9

姜汤里加点红糖更好喝。

Jiāngtāng lǐ jiā diǎn hóngtáng gèng hǎohē.

Adding some brown sugar to ginger tea makes it taste better.

Tips

culture

红糖水 (brown sugar water) is a universal Chinese folk remedy for menstrual cramps, colds, and postpartum recovery - considered warming (温补) in TCM. Often paired with ginger (姜) or red dates (红枣).