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Sweet soup 糖水
Coconut sago sweet soup
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Gentle and balanced. Traditionally fine for most people, any time of year. Coconut milk is neutral.
Good for A light, cooling-feeling dessert that is gentle on the stomach.
- 5 minprep
- 25 mincook
- 4servings
- One potSummer
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Ingredients
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- 2½ cups600 mlWater
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Method
- Boil plenty of water, add the sago and cook 10 minutes, stirring. Cover off the heat for 10 minutes until clear, then rinse cold.
- Warm the coconut milk, water and sugar until the sugar melts.
- Add the sago. Serve warm or chilled, with taro or mango if you like.
Who should go easy
High in sugar and fat; adjust to taste.
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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