Rock sugar (or rock candy) is refined, crystalized sugar in small cubes or in irregular lumps. Lightly transparent, its colour can be white or light yellow. Compare to regular sugar, it has a milder taste, that is to say, it's less sweet. In Chinese cuisine, rock sugar is commonly used in both savoury and sweet dishes.
The peanut, also known as the groundnut, goober, pindar or monkey nut, and taxonomically classified as Arachis hypogaea, is a legume crop grown mainly for its edible seeds. It is widely grown in the tropics and subtropics, being important to both small and large commercial producers
Billington's Demerara Sugar is an ingredient used to add sweetness to your baking. Rich and deep in colour, with a coarser crystal, it is the traditional sweetener for coffee to complement the wide range of organic coffees now available. With its pleasing flavour and crunchy texture, Unrefined Demerara cane sugar is perfect for topping fruit and natural yogurt and is excellent in cakes, biscuits and crumbles. Billington's Unrefined Sugar products are unrefined so the sugars are very simply produced with the aim of locking in, rather than refining out the natural molasses of the sugar cane. It is this difference that gives unrefined sugar its superior flavour and natural colour.
Salvia rosmarinus, commonly known as rosemary, is a shrub with fragrant, evergreen, needle-like leaves and white, pink, purple, or blue flowers, native to the Mediterranean region. Until 2017, it was known by the scientific name Rosmarinus officinalis, now a synonym.
Mixed herbs is a common mix of different dried herbs, ready for use without needing to measure out individual quantities. A typical mix includes equal parts of: Basil. Marjoram. Oregano.
