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What to eat in Guangdong? Top 4 Guangdong Sweet Soups

Last update: Fri Feb 14 2025
Top 4 Guangdong Sweet Soups
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Hong dou tang
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Red bean soup is a classic Chinese soup that is commonly consumed as a dessert, made from red azuki beans, lotus seeds, and tangerine or orange peel. The soup isn't too sweet, and has a subtle sweetness instead, ideal for rounding off a large Chinese meal.


Red bean soup can be served hot in winter or cool during summer. Dates, sago, longan, and coconut milk can all be added in the preparation of this soup, which is considered to be one of the healthiest soups in China because it is rich in vitamins, boosts immunity, and helps against constipation.

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The smooth, velvety zhi ma hu or black sesame soup is a variety of Chinese tong sui (lit. sugar water), a dessert soup commonly enjoyed for breakfast, after meals, or served for teatime accompanied by dim sum, the traditional Cantonese bite-sized tea snacks.


Particularly popular in southern China and Hong Kong, this dessert boasts numerous health benefits, thanks to the extremely nutrient black sesame seeds which are rich in vitamin B, magnesium, calcium, manganese, and iron. Zhi ma hu is known to improve digestion, kidney function, prevent gallstones, and reduce blood fat. 
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Snow fungus soup is a Chinese delicacy incorporating snow fungus, an edible fungus that grows on trees and has been used since ancient times as a remedy. It is believed that snow fungus can nourish the lungs, and it is especially beneficial for women.


Cooking snow fungus soup is a time-consuming process since it needs to be soaked for at least 4 hours before being cooked with sugar, and ideally, red dates, lotus seeds, gingko nuts, and wolfberries. The soup is served as a dessert and is often prepared for Chinese New Year and other festive occasions. 
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Sweet Soup

GUANGZHOU, China
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Originally a Cantonese specialty, tong sui (lit. sugar water) is a type of sweet soup or a custard-like dessert made with a base of either water or coconut milk. Extremely popular throughout the country, these sugary treats are nowadays found in tong sui shops but also at numerous food stalls, freshly prepared by street vendors.


Tong sui desserts are available in a myriad of different colors and an unlimited selection of flavors, ranging from the simple fruity varieties and tofu puddings to the gaggingly bizarre ones such as guilinggao - powdered tortoise shell jelly or hasma - a sweet soup made with frogs' fallopian tubes! 

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Guangdong Sweet Soups