Here at Milk Street we have rediscovered more flavorful pantry items including flours, vinegars, oils, and salts. At the top of our list, however, is sugar. This raw, unrefined sugar from Colombia packs a complex, earthy flavor that’s terrific in everything from tea, coffee and cocktails to oatmeal or grapefruit. The bittersweet flavor also does well in savory applications, like a pot of Mexican beans or tomato-based pasta sauces. It will become your sugar bowl standard.
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Raw panela sugar has a deep, earthy bittersweet flavor that improves tea, coffee or smoothies. Matt, our food editor, keeps it in his sugar bowl as his go-to sweetener. Try on a simple fruit salad--and its especially good with grapefruit. Panela is our go-to sweetener for Latin-style beans and salsas as well.
Raw panela sugar has a deep, earthy bittersweet flavor that improves tea, coffee or smoothies. Matt, our food editor, keeps it in his sugar bowl as his go-to sweetener. Try on a simple fruit salad--and its especially good with grapefruit. Panela is our go-to sweetener for Latin-style beans and salsas as well.