Sweet soup 糖水
Sang ji sheng, lotus seed and egg tea
桑寄生蓮子蛋茶song1 gei3 sang1 lin4 zi2 daan2 caa4
Gentle and balanced. Traditionally fine for most people, any time of year. Sang ji sheng, lotus seeds and eggs are all neutral; slab sugar adds a little warmth.
Good for An old-school dessert-shop tea with whole eggs, traditionally believed to nourish the blood and help you sleep.
- 10 minprep
- 1 hcook
- 4servings
- One potAll year
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Ingredients
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- 2 quarts2 LWater
Method
- Rinse the sang ji sheng and lotus seeds. Put them in the cold water with the whole eggs in their shells.
- Bring to a boil and simmer 15 minutes. Lift out the eggs, peel them and put them back.
- Simmer covered for 45 minutes more. Stir in the slab sugar until it melts, then strain out the herb.
Who should go easy
It is an herb: ask a Chinese medicine practitioner first if you are pregnant or on medication.
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), Me & Qi herb database. How we judge a soup’s nature.
Recipe checked against Christine’s Recipes: 桑寄生蓮子雞蛋茶, Cook1Cook: 桑寄生蓮子蛋茶.
