I went on a 10 day water fast and then slowly reintroduced my body to different foods. It was like eating everything for the first time. I absolutely hate sugar. It is a vile thing to poison food. If people were more in tune with their food and the true tastes of different ingredients, they might have a healthier relationship with food. Instead, we just add tons of sugar to everything to drown out the flavors.
A little sugar balances out the vinegar and acid from the tomatoes.......but yeah don't use any sugar.......
You just need something sweet, not necessarily sugar. You could just as easily add honey or fruit juice.
What's wrong with brown cane sugar?
Nothing is wrong with brown cane sugar. Lots of different curries and other south Asian dishes call for different types of sugar as well. I actually love sweet foods which is funny to me as I usually don't like dessert.
They're making it sound like sugar ruins everything.....
I use light brown cane sugar most of the time in sauces instead of white sugar. Sometimes I use raw unfiltered honey.
Aw man, honey is where its at!
This might sound crazy, but the next time you crave a PB&J, get some Peanut butter, Honey and jalapeno raspberry jam. It is quite satisfying.