Kitchen Tips

Tips and Observations for Cooking with Ohgave! by Chef Willem De Froy

1. Ohgave! can be used as a substitute in any recipe calling for sugar. You just use less since it is sweeter than refined sugar. Use approximately 2/3 of a cup of Ohgave! instead of 1 cup of sugar when cooking or baking.

2. When heating Ohgave! nectar, it will become thinner and runnier.

3. Ohgave! has a thicker consistency when refrigerated.

4. When boiling Ohgave! nectar, it will behave like simple sugar syrup and thicken and caramelize very quickly. I advise you to watch that process very closely.

5. While Ohgave! nectar is obviously sweet, it also has a very pleasant, mild, and slightly herbaceous taste.

6. If you like sweetened coffee or tea, Ohgave! is ideal since it has a consistency like honey but the more neutral flavor of sugar.

7. When looking at cooking recipes, one should view them as a base from which to expand. Be creative and add your own twist to them. The only recipes I follow religiously are the ones I use for baking since baking is more like chemistry wherein ingredients need to be perfectly balanced.

8. Ohgave! retains its flavor and freshness for approximately three years!