Comments on: Ginger Lovers Unite http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2009/04/07/ginger-lovers-unite/ Culinary Rants & Raves from Bay Area Foodies and Professionals Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:41:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Marc http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2009/04/07/ginger-lovers-unite/comment-page-1/#comment-12733 Marc Tue, 07 Apr 2009 20:01:33 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/?p=2928#comment-12733 Another variation is a hard candy made from palm sugar that has been flavored with ginger. The palm sugar adds complexity to the background. The ones I have tried are made in Malaysia -- a place where palm sugar is used in a lot of desserts -- and so I would expect similar products from other palm sugar places like Thailand. Mine were a gift from a traveler and I haven't looked for them in Asian shops in the Bay Area. Another variation is a hard candy made from palm sugar that has been flavored with ginger. The palm sugar adds complexity to the background.

The ones I have tried are made in Malaysia — a place where palm sugar is used in a lot of desserts — and so I would expect similar products from other palm sugar places like Thailand. Mine were a gift from a traveler and I haven’t looked for them in Asian shops in the Bay Area.

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