“Not Too Sweet” or Too Sweet to Fail? Sugar’s evolving role in Asian cuisine has many fans—and just as many haters.

My mom used to add a tiny pinch of sugar to her salad dressing and tomato sauces. I still do the same (altho sometimes I forget), but I’d have to think about any other savory dishes I add sugar to. A pinch of brown sugar (or splash of aged balsamic) to tomato sauce, for sure.

Her mom used to make a salad dressing with lemon juice, yogurt and sugar. I hated it & always added salt to mine.

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