Dessert and Drinks

Pumpkin and Barley Dessert Soup
Dessert and Drinks

Pumpkin and Barley Dessert Soup

This Pumpkin Barley Dessert Soup “Tong Sui” have a lovely natural sweetness from the pumpkin and mild nutty fragrance from the barley.

It’s not a classic Chinese Tong Sui. I saw this Tong Sui being sold at the food court “hawker stall” recently and I thought it was a good idea. The barley and pumpkin really compliment each other.

Barley Fuchuk Tong Sui_Chinese Dessert Soup_Chinese Recipes
Dessert and Drinks

Barley Fuchuk Tong Sui

The Barley Fuchuk Tong Sui is mildly sweet, with a naturally unique flavour from the barley and fuchuk, and a lovely aroma from pandan, while the ginkgo brings a mild sweetness with just a hint of bitterness—balancing the flavour beautifully.

Tong Sui Recipes: A Collection of Classic and Nourishing Dessert Soups
Dessert and Drinks

Tong Sui Recipes: A Collection of Classic and Nourishing Dessert Soups

I’m delighted to introduce my first subscriber-exclusive collection—a thoughtfully curated series of tong sui recipes comprising of classic dessert soups to my own curated recipes designed for nourishment and wellness. 🍵 Season One: Cooling Tong Sui for Hot Weather and Reduce Internal HeatThis first season features four recipes known for their natural cooling properties: Episode […]

Sago Gula Melaka Dessert Recipe
Classic Chinese Recipes & Malaysian Signature, Festival Recipes, Dessert and Drinks

Classic Malaysian Dessert | Sago Gula Melaka Dessert Recipe

This Sago Gula Melaka Dessert is a Classic Malay and Peranakan Dessert. It is a sago pudding that is soft, chewy and springy topped with sweet gula melaka syrup and savoury coconut milk. Recipe adapted from  @DISHbyIli  What is Sago? Sago is a starch extracted from the pith of sago palm trees, mainly found in […]

Dessert and Drinks

Ginseng Tea 洋参茶

Skip your morning coffee and drink american ginseng tea instead. Ginseng tea helps boost energy in the morning and keeps you awake the whole day. It has cooling properties and helps to calm oneself. Recommended to drink in the morning only. American ginseng is different from Korean ginseng as the properties are different. I drink […]

Dessert and Drinks

Chrysanthemum Tea “菊花茶”

Chrysanthemum Tea has been used widely for hundreds of years in Chinese Medicine. Chrysanthemum tea has cooling properties. So its definitely one of my go to chinese herbal tea when I feel under the weather or heaty “热气“. Its very easy to make. BENEFITS OF CHRYSANTHEMUM TEA Chinese medicine believe that its important to balance […]