• Sugar made from unrefined sugar cane
• Found in pre-packaged bar form in various shades of brown
• The darker the brown sugar, the greater the molasses content

How do I prepare it?

• Remove from package and use as is
• Can be stored as room temperature in an air-tight container

Where can I buy this?

• You can purchase brown sugar in stick form in all Asian supermarkets in packs
• It is also available in most Asian herb stores and are sold in packs or by weight

What is the cost?

• One pack costs around $2-3 CAD and can contain 6-8 sticks

Any benefits?

Said to be a more natural sugar as compared to white, refined sugars
It contains less calories than white sugar (although not much)

Any substitutes?

• Use white sugar and caramlize in a dry skillet

Any precautions?

• Difficult to control portions when added to cooking
• Always better to undersweetened than oversweeten

References?

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_sugar