Yunnan Old-Fashioned Yellow Rock Sugar 400g Multi-Crystal Small Granules for Tea Cooking and Herbal Decoctions

Yunnan Old-Fashioned Yellow Rock Sugar, known in Chinese as Huang Bing Tang (黄冰糖), is a traditional multi-crystal cane sugar made by slow evaporation and hand finishing. Produced in Yunnan from sugarcane, it is a Grade 1 product under GB/T 35883. In Chinese food tradition, rock sugar is valued for its mild sweetness and is commonly used to soften the taste of herbal teas and decoctions. Store sealed in a cool dry place.

Key Selling Points

• Traditional multi-crystal yellow rock sugar from Yunnan
• Made with old-style hand processing from sugarcane
• Grade 1 quality meeting standard GB/T 35883
• Small granular pieces easy to measure and dissolve
• Family pack of 3 bottles totaling 1200g for daily kitchen use

Quality & Sensory

Typically pale golden to amber in color with irregular crystalline chunks and a clean sugary aroma. The crystals are firm and dry, and dissolve into a clear mildly sweet syrup when simmered in water, tea, or herbal decoctions.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Sweeten herbal teas and chrysanthemum or goji drinks
• Add to soups and slow-cooked desserts such as snow pear or tremella
• Use in congee and household cooking to round out flavor
• Stir into herbal decoctions to soften bitterness

Traditional Uses

In Chinese kitchen tradition, rock sugar is a common household sweetener for herbal and culinary preparations. It is traditionally added to pear soup, tremella soup, mung bean soup, and herbal teas, and is often paired with goji berry, chrysanthemum, lily bulb, or snow fungus. Families also keep it on hand for seasonal drinks and festive sweet soups.

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