Meechun Lye Water 500ml

Lye water, also known as kansui, is a food grade potent liquid alkaline – a food grade potassium carbonate solution. Lye water gives ramen noodles their distinctive yellow colour, and whippy texture while helping to prevent the noodles from disintegrating in the broth. 

Use:

Lye water is also used in Chinese cooking, in moon cakes to help them produce a richer brown surface during cooking and in Chinese century eggs by soaking them in a lye-salt brine. Lye is also used to make Eastern European breads, pretzels and bagels.

Benefits:

Lye water is used to raise the PH of the dough (neutralise the acid in the syrup). It also helps to gain an appetising brown colour after baking and a fluffy tender texture.

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