Chinese soups are not all savoury. There is a whole range of sweet soups available.
There are traditional favourites as well as new recipes popping up frequently.
My personal favourite, especially during hot stuffy weather is "qing tang", which can be literally translated as "refreshing soup". It contains dried longan, barley, gelatin strips, cloud ear fungus and more. There is 2 versions: hot and ice cold. I like both and my choice depends on my mood and the weather. Too bad, I don't know how to make it myself.
These soups are great as summer low fat desserts. Most are light and refreshing.
Some people I know HAVE to end off their meals with something sweet. What could be more ideal than a low fat chinese dessert?
There are many chinese dessert stalls in Singapore. Almost all our hawker centres spot 1 or 2 dessert shops. They sell an assortment of sweet desserts.
Homemade Recipes
Here are some recipes for those who want to try making them themselves. This is a growing list.
- Pearl barley soup with tofu and ginkgo nuts
- Sweet barley recipe with lotus seeds and red dates
- Lily bulb soup with lotus seeds
- Longan red date soup
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