Sweet soup 糖水
Longan and red date tea
桂圓紅棗茶gwai3 jyun4 hung4 zou2 caa4
Warming溫
Traditionally eaten to warm and nourish. Best in cold weather. Dried longan is warm; red dates are neutral.
Good for traditionally believed to nourish blood and calm the mind, often after a period.
- 5 minprep
- 40 mincook
- 4servings
- One potWinter
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Ingredients
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- 1¼ quarts1.2 LWater
Method
- Slit the dates so they release flavor.
- Simmer the dates and longan for 30 minutes.
- Add the goji and sugar and simmer 5 minutes more.
Who should go easy
Too heating if you have a sore throat or mouth ulcers.
Traditional Chinese food therapy, not medical advice. Ask your doctor if you are pregnant, on medication or unwell.
Ingredient natures from Hong Kong Anti-Cancer Society, "中醫食療——食物種類分析" (Dr Lam To-yee, registered Chinese medicine practitioner, 2022). How we judge a soup’s nature.
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