Sweeteners · block

Gula melaka

Also called gula Jawa, gula merah, Malaysian palm sugar, coconut palm sugar block

Dark coconut-palm sugar set in cylinders; smoky and caramel-like. Melted into syrup for cendol, onde-onde and sago pudding and used in Malaysian and Indonesian sambals and curries.

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What can replace it

  • T2 · GoodCoconut sugar

    Same coconut-palm source, granulated; slightly less smoky.

  • T2 · GoodJaggery

    Deeper and more molasses-like, less coconut-smoky.

  • T2 · GoodPiloncillo

    Close caramel depth; grate it, less coconut aroma.

  • T3 · In a pinchDark brown sugar

    Molasses-led, without the smoky coconut fragrance.

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