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LYE WATER

Product Description Lye water / Lihiya (food-grade alkaline solution) is a traditional cooking ingredient used in Chinese and Filipino cuisine. What it is: A strong alkaline solution (commonly sodium carbonate and/or potassium carbonate in water) Also known as kansui in Chinese cooking or lihiya in Filipino cooking What it does in food: Gives noodles that springy, chewy texture Helps form the deep yellow color in noodles and dumplings Used in foods like: Pancit noodles 🍜 Puto / kutsinta (Filipino rice cakes) Mooncake skins Zongzi (sticky rice dumplings) Some alkaline breads or pastries Think of it as a texture engineer in liquid form—it quietly reshapes starch behavior from the inside.