Black sesame soup

Black sesame soup
Alternative names黑芝麻糊
TypeSoup
CourseDessert
Place of originChina
Serving temperatureWarm or Hot
Main ingredientsBlack sesame seed flour; sometimes sugar or tangyuan
Black sesame soup
Chinese芝麻糊
Literal meaningsesame paste
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinzhīmahú, zhīmahù
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingzi1maa4wu4*2
Alternative Chinese name
Chinese黑芝麻糊
Literal meaningblack sesame paste
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinhēi zhīmahú, hēi zhīmahù,
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpinghak1zi1maa4wu4*2

Black sesame soup (sesame tong sui) is a popular Chinese dessert widely available throughout China.[1] It is typically served hot. In Cantonese cuisine it takes the form of tong sui, or sweet soup (similar to Western pudding), with greater viscosity. The main ingredients are black sesame seeds, rice and water. Sugar is added for sweetness. Tangyuan is sometimes added into black sesame soup. Black sesame soup can be purchased in powder form.

  1. ^ 牛奶. (2011). 新媳妇私房菜. Hu nan ke xue ji shu chu ban she. ISBN 978-7-5357-6124-8. OCLC 952301549.