Difference between these korean ingredients cooking syrup, oligo syrup and corn syrup
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I keep seeing these names interchangeably when I search for them they come out similarly. I saw cooking syrup substituted for honey or maple syrup. So I got confused. Sure they are all sweeteners but can someone explain I saw cooking syrup and oligo syrup same pictures when I searched for them online. Thanks in advance ☺️
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The default cooking syrup is corn syrup. The two other options people use are rice syrup and olygo syrup, which is a long chain fructo oligosaccaride which supposedly has some health benefits.
When I google cooking syrup korean oligo is the first that comes out hence my confusion. These are the ones that appear upon searching cooking syrup
I think syrupy sweeteners like corn and oligo bind with liquids better than crystal sugar without adding too much sweetness so they help thicken sauces as they cook down. As far as the flavors, some of them do add a unique taste especially honey and maple syrup. Corn and oligo syrups taste very similar i think.