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Hong dou tang

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Hong dou tang
Bowls of hóngdòutāng, Chinese red bean soup
TypeTong sui, dessert soup
CourseDessert
Place of originChina
Region or stateEast Asia
Associated cuisineChinese cuisine
Taiwanese cuisine
Serving temperatureHot, cold
Main ingredientsAdzuki beans, sugar
Similar dishesPatjuk, shiruko
Hong dou tang
Traditional Chinese紅豆湯
Simplified Chinese紅豆汤
Literal meaningred bean soup
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinhóngdòu tāng
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpinghung4 dau6 tong1
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese红豆沙
Simplified Chinese紅豆沙
Literal meaningred bean sand
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinhóngdòu shā
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpinghung4 dau6 sha1

Hong dou tang, hong dou sha, or red bean soup is a sweet Chinese dessert made from azuki beans.[1] served in Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, and places with Chinese diaspora. It is categorized as a tong sui, or sweet soup. It is often served cold during the summer, and hot in the winter. Leftover red bean soup can also be frozen to make ice pops and is a popular dessert.

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In Cantonese cuisine, a red bean soup made from rock sugar, sun-dried tangerine peels, and lotus seeds is commonly served as a dessert at the end of a restaurant or banquet meal. Common variations include the addition of ingredients such as sago (西米 xīmi), tapioca, coconut milk, ice cream, glutinous rice balls, or purple rice. The two types of sugar used interchangeably are rock sugar and sliced sugar (片糖).[2]

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References

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  1. ^ Law, K.; Meng, L.C.; Tettoni, L.I. (2012). Authentic Recipes from China. Authentic Recipes Series. Tuttle Publishing. p. pt188. ISBN 978-1-4629-0534-8. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
  2. ^ "Red Bean and Black Glutinous Rice Dessert". en.christinesrecipes.com. Retrieved 4 August 2014.