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Red Bean Soup

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Title

Subject

Food, Hong Kong, Dessert, Red Bean

Description

This is a typical traditional Chinese dessert, many of which can be eaten like a soup. It is pleasantly sweet and relatively light. It can be served cold or hot, depending on the season. The color red is a lively color evoking luck and happiness, and therefore, red bean soup is eaten at special celebrations like Chinese New Year, weddings, birthdays, among many others.

Creator

Chinese households

Contributor

Korean and Japanese influence

Format

Tangy, fleshy, chewy, gingery flavour served piping hot or pleasantly cool.

Identifier

Food Item Item Type Metadata

Recipe

http://www.thehongkongcookery.com/2013/09/red-bean-desert-soup.html

Alternative Name

紅豆湯, Hung Dau Tong

Ingredients

Red Bean, Tangerine Peel, Rock Sugar

Citation

Chinese households, “Red Bean Soup,” Food Iconic to Hong Kong, accessed January 15, 2025, https://learning.hku.hk/ccch9051/group-11/items/show/26.

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