[Sca-cooks] Brown rice syrup?

[Phil Troy / G. Tacitus Adamantius]

On Feb 24, 2007, at 7:33 PM, Kathleen Madsen wrote:

> While restocking my pantry from my recent move I found
> in our local Safeway a product called Brown Rice
> Syrup.  It was right next to the molassas and Karo
> corn syrup.  I'm guessing it's just another sugar
> alternative but more natural than the little pink and
> blue packets.  Has anyone tried it?  What would you
> use it for?  Does it have a distinctively different
> taste?

If it's what I think it is, it's used in some Chinese cookery, and is  
basically maltose syrup made by any of a number of processes, but  
instead of barley being the grain source, it's brown rice. It can  
also be used to make rice wine or beer...

Adamantius





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