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Hong dou tang () is a popular Chinese dish served in
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tang shui ''Tong sui'' (; ), also known as ''tim tong'', is a collective term for any sweet, warm soup or custard served as a dessert at the end of a meal in Cantonese cuisine. ''Tong sui'' are a Cantonese specialty and many varieties are rarely ...
'' 糖水 (pinyin: táng shuǐ) (literally translated as sugar water) or sweet soup. It is often served cold during the summer, and hot in the winter. Leftover red bean soup can also be frozen to make
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s and is a popular dessert. A similar dessert 紅豆沙 in Hong Kong is commonly mistaken by people outside Hong Kong as the same dessert, of which the latter one has a very different texture. In Cantonese cuisine, a red bean soup made from rock sugar, sun-dried tangerine peels, and lotus seeds is commonly served as a dessert at the end of a restaurant or banquet meal. Common variations include the addition of ingredients such as
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(西米, pinyin: xī mi), tapioca, coconut milk, ice cream, glutinous rice balls, or
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. The two types of sugar used interchangeably are
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and sliced sugar ().


Similar dishes

Unsweetened red bean porridge made with red beans and rice is eaten across China and East Asia. Japan has a similar variant called
Shiruko , or with the honorific , is a traditional Japanese dessert. It is a sweet porridge of azuki beans boiled and crushed, served in a bowl with . There are different styles of , such as with candied chestnuts, or with glutinous rice flour dumpling ...
. It is called ''hóngdòuzhōu'' () in Chinese, ''
patjuk ''Patjuk'' ( ko, 팥죽 ) is a type of Korean juk consisting of red beans and rice. It is commonly eaten during the winter season in Korea, and is associated to '' dongji'' (winter solstice), * as people used to believe that the red color of ''pa ...
'' () in Korean, and ''azukigayu'' () in Japanese.
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also has a similar dish, called ''
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đỗ đen''. It contains added coconut milk and sugar. It is served cold.


See also

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Red bean ice Red bean ice is a drink commonly found in Hong Kong. It is usually served in restaurants like ''cha chaan teng''. It is a popular dessert in the summer. The standard ingredients include adzuki beans, light rock sugar syrup, and evaporated milk. ...
* Red bean paste *
Red bean shaved ice ''Bingsu'' (), sometimes written as ''bingsoo'', is a Korean shaved ice dessert with sweet toppings that may include chopped fruit, condensed milk, fruit syrup, and red beans. The most common variety is ''pat-bingsu'' (), the red bean shaved ...
* List of bean soups *
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* List of legume dishes *
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