What is syrup (syrup)? If you love sweet drinks, you've probably heard of syrup, an important ingredient in beverage preparation. For bartenders, you probably are familiar with this kind of material. Perhaps we have enjoyed a lot but have not defined what syrup is. Let's explore about this ingredient and learn about the common syrup in the processing of drinks.
To create delicious, eye-catching drinks, apart from the main ingredients, it is impossible not to mention an important ingredient is syrup. Syrup is no stranger to those who are learning or making concoctions. Syrup is used to combine with other ingredients to make attractive cocktails, yogurt, ice cream, tea, coffee ... while adding flavor to the drink. In order to identify clearly about this type of material, we will learn together what syrup is, how common syrup is in preparation.
What is Syrup?
Syrup, also called syrup, is a food of Arab origin, sweet, liquid and viscous, a kind of sugar water mixed with pharmaceuticals or herbs, drugs, fruit smoothies. In addition to its refreshing effect, syrup is also used as an effective medicinal, anti-cough and sore throat.
Syrup is an indispensable ingredient in the dispensing industry, helping to make the drinks more colorful, attractive and nutritional value. Syrup is produced increasingly rich in scents such as chestnut, caramel, cinnamon, irish cream, green apple, tiramisu, mint, kiwi, blueberry ... to meet the diverse needs of users. Some drinks from syrup you may be familiar with, like shaved ice syrup, cocktails ...
There are many brands of syrup, but the most popular are the following 5 brands of syrup:
– Amoretti Premium Syrups
This brand has a collection of premium syrup made from natural flavors: French Vanilla, Amaretto, pomegranate, cherry blossom, lavender ... In particular, dark chocolate syrup is a typical product of the firm.
– DaVinci Gourmet Syrups
This brand has more than 60 syrup flavors, strong flavors but does not lose the basic taste of the drink.
– Monin Syrup
As a famous manufacturer of blending materials from France and Monin products are popular in more than 130 countries around the world, including Vietnam. Syrup Monin includes 100 flavors from classic like mint, strawberry, vanilla to unique and modern flavors like Raspberry, Mojito, Orange Blood, Lavender ...
The syrup market currently has a variety of flavors to choose from (Image: Internet)
– Torani Syrup
Torani is one of the most well-known brands on the market and you can easily find Torani's syrup. This brand originates from the US and is constantly evolving, giving many new syrup flavors.
– Small Hand Foods
The Small Hand Foods syrup brand was created by California female Bartender Jennifer Colliau and is popularly used by many bars and cafes in the San Francisco and Los Angeles area. This type of syrup is completely processed by hand and does not contain artificial colors.
Các loại syrup phổ biến
World syrup extremely diverse, rich with hundreds of flavors, different colors. There are many types of syrup, but the most popular and popular ones are:
Maple syrup
Maple syrup is a maple syrup made from maple tree sap, with over 80% of the worldwide supply of maple syrup produced in Canada, the home of maple. To create sweet Maple syrup drops, one must take care of hardwood, grow well. Each extraction only yields about 1 - 1.5 liters of plastic / tree. Maple syrup is divided into different steps according to color: Tier A (light yellow, medium yellow and dark yellow), Tier B (dark black).
Maple Syrup is made from maple tree sap and comes in different colors (Image: Internet)
Maple syrup is also used as a good antimicrobial remedy, which is widely used in Canada. The compound in maple syrup has anti-cancer, anti-oxidant, diabetes and bacterial diseases.
Corn Syrup
Corn Syrup is a syrup made from corn starch, liquid and viscous, clear white. Used in baking. Corn syrup is also a thickener, sweetener and as a humectant thus maintaining the freshness of food.
Glucose Syrup
Glucose Syrup, also known as sugar Glucose confectionery, is a syrup made from starch hydrolyzate. Glucose Syrup contains more than 90% of glucose used in fermentation industry. Glucose Syrup is used to sweeten sweets, drinks, soften textures and add volume to foods.
Grenadine syrup
Grenadine Syrup is a syrup made from fruit juice such as wine, cherries ... with a distinctive deep red color, suitable for creating attractive colors and delicious flavors for beverages.
So we all know what syrup is and what kind of syrup is popular. You can enjoy a delicious glass of water from the cafe. If you want to buy syrup to make at home, you can go to the supermarket or the nearest preparation shop to make attractive syrup glasses with your own style.
