Lye Water Lihiya 310g - Buenas

For example, it is used in baking and making the Scandinavian dish lutefisk. Asians use lye water when preparing the rice or Philippine rice cake suman sa lihiya, pitchi-pitchi and kutsinta. Philippine rice cake suman sa lihiya, pitchi pitchi and kutsinta.

In the Philippines, lye water is used in various "Kakanin" recipes or Philippine desserts such as Pichi-pichi, Kutchinta at Suman sa Lihiya. Lye water makes this kakanin elastic and sticky in texture.

It is also used to make ramen noodles, giving them their signature yellow color and springy texture. It will help prevent them from falling apart in the stock during cooking to withstand the cooking process.
In other parts of the world, it is used for European breads such as bagels and pretzels and Chinese mooncakes to help them get a richer brown surface when cooking. The alkali is also used for the Scandinavian delicacy lutefisk, while Chinese century eggs are commonly made by soaking it in a lye-salt brine.

Pure Chinese Lye Water Lihiya - Buenas

Ingredients: Sodium carbonate, sodium silicate and water.