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demerara

demerara

8.1
Light brown sugar with large crunchy crystals made from sugar cane
  • noun
  • /ˌdɛm.əˈrɑː.rə/
translation icon : azúcar de demerara
  • For a richer taste, use demerara sugar instead of regular white sugar in your coffee.
  • demerara sugar

What I really wanted to do was to crush some bisque off biscuits and like crumble that on top with the demerara sugar for like a crunch.

Examples

  • - Make it 20 pounds, best demerara.

    Mrs. Miniver (1942)

  • I've got some wonderful demerara.

    Mrs. Miniver (1942)

  • What I really wanted to do was to crush some bisque off biscuits and like crumble that on top with the demerara sugar for like a crunch.

    Zoe Sugg

  • To make the recipe sweeter, add some demerara sugar, which has a lovely caramel flavor.

  • She sprinkled demerara sugar over the top of the cake for a crunchy texture.

Synonyms

cane sugar
vsdemerara
1 1.3

Sweetener made from the tall plant sugarcane used to sweeten food and drinks

is a specific light brown type with large crunchy crystals and Guyana origin
turbinado
vsdemerara
1 7.9

A brown sugar with large crystals and a light molasses taste

is more about crunchy texture and Guyana origin without flavor note
demerara sugar
vsdemerara
3.7

A coarse light brown sugar with large crunchy crystals used on drinks and cakes

focuses more on crunchy large crystals and light brown color

Compounds

Demerara River
6.6

A river in northern Guyana that flows north to the Atlantic Ocean

Demerara rum
7.9

A dark alcoholic drink from Guyana made from Demerara sugar with a rich taste

demerara sugar
3.7

A coarse light brown sugar with large crunchy crystals used on drinks and cakes

How Coarse

demerara
8.1
brown sugar
33 1.0
caster sugar
  • UK
3.4
powdered sugar
  • US
13 1.0

Surface Forms

demerara singular
demeraras plural

Etymology

Demerara gets its name from the Demerara River and region in Guyana, where this light brown cane sugar was first made. So demerara sugar is the large, golden, crunchy sugar that originally came from that place.