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黒糖液

English translation: brown sugar syrup

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Japanese term or phrase:黒糖液
English translation:brown sugar syrup
Entered by: Bree Salmon

06:08 Aug 8, 2010
Japanese to English translations [PRO]
Cooking / Culinary / Cooking
Japanese term or phrase: 黒糖液
Listed as one of the ingredients on a label.
Bree Salmon
Japan
Local time: 11:30
brown sugar liquid
Explanation:
http://ejje.weblio.jp/content/brown sugar
brown sugar
―【名】【U】 黒砂糖，赤砂糖.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscovado
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar
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Gertraud K.
Japan
Local time: 11:30
Grading comment
Your answer is the closest, but after conferring with the client and the almighty Google, we decided on "brown sugar syrup".
2 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4raw sugar (liquid form)
Ryan Layman
3 +1muscovado syrup
Joyce A
3molasses
Yuki Okada
3 -1brown sugar liquid
Gertraud K.
Summary of reference entries provided
FYI
cinefil

  

Answers


12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
raw sugar (liquid form)


Explanation:
Took some looking up for this, but 黒糖 is also written 黒砂糖、which is raw, unrefined sugar. The following links show how they're connected in the Infoseek dictionary.

The 液　part just makes it liquid form.


    Reference: http://dictionary.infoseek.co.jp/?spa=1&sc=1&se=on&lp=0&gr=m...
    Reference: http://dictionary.infoseek.co.jp/?spa=1&sc=1&se=on&lp=0&gr=m...
Ryan Layman
Local time: 11:30
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
brown sugar liquid


Explanation:
http://ejje.weblio.jp/content/brown sugar
brown sugar
―【名】【U】 黒砂糖，赤砂糖.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscovado
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar

Gertraud K.
Japan
Local time: 11:30
Works in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 9
Grading comment
Your answer is the closest, but after conferring with the client and the almighty Google, we decided on "brown sugar syrup".

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  ykamada: The subject item is fine row sugar from Okinawa, but brown sugar is a bi-product left over from sugar process.
1 day 17 hrs
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
molasses


Explanation:
I think this is referring to molasses. It is commonly available in North America, but not readily available in Japan, as far as I know. I think people primarily use it in baking.

http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/糖蜜


Yuki Okada
Canada
Local time: 19:30
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Catherine Dawson
11 mins
disagree  ykamada: Molasses and the subject of items are not the same ones.
1 day 13 hrs
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
muscovado syrup


Explanation:
--- Molasses (Japanese: 糖蜜) is a viscous "byproduct" of the processing of sugar cane or sugar beets into sugar.

--- The accurate English definition of 黒砂糖 is "muscovado" (although it is casually known as "brown sugar).

http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/黒砂糖
黒砂糖（くろざとう）とは、サトウキビの絞り汁を煮詰めて作る黒褐色の砂糖である。甘味料として用いる。別名に黒糖（こくとう）、マスコヴァド (英: muscovado) や、産地の奄美大島から称される大島糖（おおしまとう）などがある。
黒砂糖をbrown sugarと訳している和英辞典もあるが、これは多少糖蜜を残して精製した三温糖や赤砂糖、主にコーヒー用に用いる結晶状のコーヒーシュガーなどのことである。

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscovado
Muscovado
Muscovado is a type of unrefined brown sugar with a strong molasses flavor.

---Here is a website for “Mayfair – the ingredients experts” featuring many types of sugars some of which are muscovado syrups:
http://www.mayfairfoods.com/sugars.htm

--- Muscovado syrup has a special flavor and used as an ingredient in cooking, baking, mixing drinks, etc. Here it talks about using it for mixing drinks:
http://www.adashofbitters.com/category/ingredients/syrups/
To my palate, the Muscovado syrup seems a little strong for most ingredients. It works best with a punchy whiskey, like a bonded rye, so I’ve been saving it primarily for Old Fashioneds and other whiskey cocktails. It occurs to me, though, that I haven’t played with it in a daiquiri. With the right rum, that might be worth trying.



Joyce A
Thailand
Local time: 09:30
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ykamada: Great resources.
1 day 12 hrs
  -> Thank you, Yasuko!
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Reference comments


4 days
Reference: FYI

Reference information:
http://www.daabonorganic.com/eng/pdf/molasses.pdf
http://rockyemon.cocolog-nifty.com/blog/2006/09/_molasses_f5...
http://www.gourmetsleuth.com/Dictionary/M/Molasses-5278.aspx

cinefil
Japan
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
PRO pts in category: 12
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