Pastry Category: Sweet Soup

Black, warm, and older than the pharmacy that prescribes it.

Black Sesame Soup – Hēi Zhīma Hú (黑芝麻糊)

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Black sesame soup is exactly what the name describes — black sesame seeds toasted until fragrant, ground fine with soaked glutinous rice and water, simmered until the mixture thickens into a smooth, glossy, deeply dark paste-like soup, sweetened with rock sugar. The color is an intense, matte black that looks more pigment than food. The […]

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