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thread of some of my favourite chinese desserts/sweet snacks 
tong sui / tim tang
➥ it's any sweet soup or custard normally served at the end of a meal in cantonese cuisine!! personally i like to have sago, tapioca and bean curd sheets in mine,, it can also be served hot or cold
➥ it's any sweet soup or custard normally served at the end of a meal in cantonese cuisine!! personally i like to have sago, tapioca and bean curd sheets in mine,, it can also be served hot or cold
red bean soup
➥ red bean soup is a type of tong sui which has a subtle sweetness and is ideal for rounding off a large meal!!
➥ red bean soup is a type of tong sui which has a subtle sweetness and is ideal for rounding off a large meal!!
green bean soup
➥ another type of tong sui (because there's lots of variety) which is light and nutritious and can be served warm or cold
➥ another type of tong sui (because there's lots of variety) which is light and nutritious and can be served warm or cold
papaya and snow fungus sweet soup
➥ this cold dessert, which can also have ginger infused, can bring quite a lot of health benefits.
➥ this cold dessert, which can also have ginger infused, can bring quite a lot of health benefits.
jian dui / sesame ball
➥ a fried pastry covered in sesame seeds made from glutinous rice flour. it's hollow inside and can be filled by red bean paste, lotus bean paste or other varieties
➥ a fried pastry covered in sesame seeds made from glutinous rice flour. it's hollow inside and can be filled by red bean paste, lotus bean paste or other varieties
tang yuan
➥ balls of glutinous rice flour and water that has been boiled and served in a hot broth or syrup, varying in size and can be filled or unfilled
➥ balls of glutinous rice flour and water that has been boiled and served in a hot broth or syrup, varying in size and can be filled or unfilled
tofu fa / dou fu fa
➥ a dessert made from very soft tofu eaten with a clear sweet syrup that can be infused with ginger or pandan.
➥ a dessert made from very soft tofu eaten with a clear sweet syrup that can be infused with ginger or pandan.
dan tat / egg tart
➥ a pastry filled with egg custard, can also be referred to as 'po tat' (portugese tart)
basically my childhood
➥ a pastry filled with egg custard, can also be referred to as 'po tat' (portugese tart)
basically my childhood
bolo bao / pineapple bun
➥ slightly sweet, soft bun topped with a golden crusty, crumbly crust that resembles a pineapple. although they don't actually contain any pineapples!!
➥ slightly sweet, soft bun topped with a golden crusty, crumbly crust that resembles a pineapple. although they don't actually contain any pineapples!!
nin gou / nian gao
➥ popularly eaten during chinese new year, nin gou is a sweet rice cake. although the name translates to 'new year cake' it can be eaten all year round!
this can easily be my favourite dessert though
➥ popularly eaten during chinese new year, nin gou is a sweet rice cake. although the name translates to 'new year cake' it can be eaten all year round!
this can easily be my favourite dessert though
sachima
➥ a snack made of fluffy strands of fried batter bound together with a stiff sugar syrup. it can also contain sesame seeds and raisins.
➥ a snack made of fluffy strands of fried batter bound together with a stiff sugar syrup. it can also contain sesame seeds and raisins.
grass jelly
➥ a plant based, jelly like dessert that can be eaten with other toppings (such as fruit), with syrup or can be served in drinks
➥ a plant based, jelly like dessert that can be eaten with other toppings (such as fruit), with syrup or can be served in drinks
lo mai chi / mochi
➥ aren't really the same thing but my mum calls them the same so i do as well,, glutinous rice ball with different fillings such as red beans, peanuts and black sesame.
my favourite type of mochi is the ones worh mung bean filling
➥ aren't really the same thing but my mum calls them the same so i do as well,, glutinous rice ball with different fillings such as red beans, peanuts and black sesame.
my favourite type of mochi is the ones worh mung bean filling
yue bing / yuht beng(?)
➥ mooncake: traditional chinese dessert typically eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival. it has several different fillings such as lotus bean paste (which can contain salted duck egg yolk), red bean paste, nuts and beans
➥ mooncake: traditional chinese dessert typically eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival. it has several different fillings such as lotus bean paste (which can contain salted duck egg yolk), red bean paste, nuts and beans
snow skin mooncakes
➥ a non-baked mooncake with a soft and chewy texture. i prefer these ones to the traditional ones but they both taste great so
➥ a non-baked mooncake with a soft and chewy texture. i prefer these ones to the traditional ones but they both taste great so
mantou
➥ last but not least,, this one isn't really a dessert or snack but you could dip them in sweetened condensed milk,, soft, fluffy steamed bun
➥ last but not least,, this one isn't really a dessert or snack but you could dip them in sweetened condensed milk,, soft, fluffy steamed bun
