A clear alkaline solution of food-grade slaked lime (calcium hydroxide) steeped in water and decanted. A spoonful firms and sets rice-flour batters, giving cakes like bánh đúc and some chè their characteristic clean snap and translucency.
Where it comes from
Food-grade slaked-lime water, a traditional Vietnamese batter-firming alkali.
In the kitchen
Stirred into rice-flour batters to firm and clarify them.
Nutrition (per 100g)
~0kcalCal
~0.0gProtein
~0.0gFat
~0.0gCarbs
~0.0gFiber
AI-estimated; model and run unavailable.
