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white sugar; refined sugar; granulated white sugar
Refined sugar that has been processed to remove molasses and impurities, resulting in white crystals. The most commonly used type of sugar in everyday Japanese cooking and baking.
白砂糖を大さじ二杯入れる。
Add two tablespoons of white sugar.
健康のために白砂糖を控えている。
I'm cutting back on white sugar for my health.
このレシピでは白砂糖の代わりに黒砂糖を使ってもいい。
In this recipe, you can use brown sugar instead of white sugar.
The standard term for refined white sugar used in cooking and baking. In Japan, the most common form of 白砂糖 is 上白糖, a fine-grained sugar with slightly higher moisture content than Western granulated sugar, giving it a softer texture.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 白砂糖を加える: to add white sugar
- 白砂糖を控える: to cut back on white sugar
- 白砂糖の代わりに: instead of white sugar
- 白砂糖の摂り過ぎ: overconsumption of white sugar
TYPES OF SUGAR IN JAPAN:
- 上白糖: fine white sugar (most common in Japanese households)
- グラニュー糖: granulated sugar (coarser, used in sweets)
- 黒砂糖: brown/raw sugar (unrefined, from Okinawa)
- 三温糖: light brown sugar (slightly less refined)
- 氷砂糖: rock sugar (used for making fruit liqueurs)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 黒砂糖: brown sugar, raw sugar — unrefined sugar with a stronger flavor
- 砂糖: sugar — the general term for all types of sugar
- 甘味料: sweetener — broader term including artificial sweeteners