piloncillo
Unrefined cane sugar
Piloncillo is unrefined cane sugar sold in hard cone or cylinder shapes, used in Mexican and Latin American cooking.
It has a deeper, more complex flavor than white sugar, with notes of molasses and caramel.
To use it, cooks typically grate or chop the cone, or dissolve it in liquid: Melt the piloncillo in warm water for the sauce.
Essential in dishes like *café de olla* and *capirotada*.
Sucrose-yielding tropical grass
- unrefinedNot processed or polished
- coneTapered solid, circular base
- blockSolid mass, or impede
- gratedReduced by abrasion
dissolved · caramelization · molasses · sweetener · brown · raw · muscovado · jaggery
Of or from Tenochtitlan's successor
- OaxacanFrom a southern Mexico state
- artisanalMade by skilled craftspeople
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- ancestralOf one's forebears
indigenous · heritage · mercados · handcrafted · rural · authentic · Day of the Dead · folk
Sweetened masa beverage
- moleSubterranean insectivore
- candiedPreserved by sugar-coating
- syrupThick sugar liquid
- glazeThin lustrous coating
empanadas · flan · desserts · pastries · recipes · cooking · baking
Cooked sugar confection
- bittersweetWistful yet warm
- smokyFilled with combustion haze
- earthyCoarse and unpretentious
- richHaving much of something
deep · warm · complex · nuanced · robust · toffee · butterscotch · burnt sugar
sugarcane
Sucrose-yielding tropical grass
grated · dissolved · caramelization · molasses · sweetener · brown · raw · muscovado · jaggery · panocha
Mexican
Of or from Tenochtitlan's successor
- OaxacanFrom a southern Mexico state
- artisanalMade by skilled craftspeople
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
ancestral · indigenous · heritage · mercados · handcrafted · rural · authentic · Day of the Dead · folk · time-honored
atole
Sweetened masa beverage
glaze · empanadas · flan · desserts · pastries · recipes · cooking · baking
caramel
Cooked sugar confection
- bittersweetWistful yet warm
- smokyFilled with combustion haze
- earthyCoarse and unpretentious
rich · deep · warm · complex · nuanced · robust · toffee · butterscotch · burnt sugar · distinctive
piloncillorefined sugar
Purified crystalline sweetener
white sugar · granulated sugar · powdered sugar · table sugar · caster sugar
piloncilloartificial sweetener
Manufactured sugar replacement
aspartame · saccharin · sucralose · high fructose corn syrup · corn syrup