Sweets

The people of Guangzhou like to drink sugar water during the whole year. They think that drinking the sugar water boiled with some herbs, beans, dried fruits, and flour-made snacks has the function of cleaning off the heat, promoting the production of body fluid and is beneficial to the health. There are many kinds of sugar water. The one with beans includes red bean sugar water, green bean sugar water and camber bean sugar water; the pasted one includes sesame paste, walnut paste, peanut paste and phoenix milk paste; the one with herbal medicines includes lily sugar water, lotus seeds sugar water, light tonic water. Besides there are stewed egg, stewed papaya, sweet potato sugar water, lotus seeds paste, soybean milk, semi-congealed bean curd, egg milk, ginger sugar milk and sugar sago. The hot sugar water is called hot beverage and the icy one is called cold beverage. The cold beverage is often served at refrigerator shop (The special shop supplying ice cream, soft drink, and beer. The most famous refrigerator shop is tai Ping Guan Refrigerator Shop on Beijing Rd.) Sugar water is usually the last course of banquets in teahouses. In the traditional wedding ceremony there is still a tradition of drinking lily tea.

Publishes at : 07-10-29 20:46

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