[Sca-cooks] Sugar beets

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Admantius writes:
 
My  lady wife complains of the subset of Cantonese-style cooking to be 
>  found in Hong Kong: "Those people put sugar in EVERYTHING!!!" (Her 
>  family is probably from a whacking great 40 miles away to the north 
> of  Hong Kong. ;-) )

 
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Your lady wife is correct, judging by most  of the Cantonese recipes I've 
ever read or cooked from. In twenty years, I don't  think I have seen a Cantonese 
stir-fried recipe that doesn't contain sugar.  Steamed items without sauces 
don't generally have a sugar component, but  everything else seems to.
 
It's probably OK, overall. They  don't eat the calorie laden desserts some 
Westerners consume.
 
Best,
 
Elianne