Dry goods & condiments
Rock Sugar
Rock Sugar consists of larger food-sugar crystals that may be clear, pale or amber; colour and grade are label-led.
- 繁體中文
- 冰糖
- English
- Rock Sugar
- Bahasa Indonesia
- Gula batu
- Tagalog
- Asukal na bato / Rock sugar
What is it?
Rock Sugar consists of larger food-sugar crystals that may be clear, pale or amber; colour and grade are label-led. This page follows the authoritative HK-market name and identification scope.
How to identify it
Confirm the original package says Rock Sugar or 冰糖 and look for large irregular crystals; transparency or amber colour alone is insufficient.
- pieces are usually larger than granulated sugar
- irregular faceted crystals
- clear, pale and amber forms occur
Common confusion
Granulated sugar has small grains; rock sugar usually has larger pieces, but both must be confirmed from the original label.
Common Hong Kong household uses
Use Rock Sugar only in the amount and food use stated by the recipe and original label.
Preparation or handling
Before use, read the complete original label for the food name, ingredients, allergens and directions.
Storage
Keep sealed in the original package and follow labelled storage conditions and dates; protect from moisture and other powders.
Helper tip
Granulated sugar has small grains; rock sugar usually has larger pieces, but both must be confirmed from the original label.
What Ma’am or Sir may say
買冰糖。The employer is asking you to buy Rock Sugar; check the market sign or original package.
Useful market phrase
我想買冰糖。Does the image look correct?
Last reviewed
Sources
- Hong Kong Food and Environmental Hygiene Department — Public Market Items Multilingual Booklet
- Hong Kong Food and Environmental Hygiene Department — Public Market Items - Other Foods
- Hong Kong Food and Environmental Hygiene Department — Other foods Cantonese pinyin
- Hong Kong Centre for Food Safety — Food Safety Bulletin 104th Issue - Decoding Food Labels