Gula melaka

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Gula melaka is a Peranakan (Chinese-Malay) dessert from Malaysia and Singapore. Also known as (coconut) Palm Sugar, it is extracted from the flower bud of a coconut tree. Several slits are cut into the bud and a pot is tied underneath the bud to collect the juice. Then, the juice is boiled until it thickens.It is sold in rounded cakes, cylinders, blocks or large plastic or glass jars. The jars are easiest for spoon measurement but use a sturdy metal spoon because this sugar, even when soft, can be extremely dense and very sticky.

Sometimes the surface of the sugar is sealed with a fine layer of wax. Scrape the top before digging in so you'll know whether you need to lift off the wax first.

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