sweetening Recipe
MaynardVandervort
In Guangdong, the night before the wedding, the bride always drinks a bowl of sweet lotus seed and lily syrup water. At the wedding banquet, there will definitely be a piece of sugar water called "Lotus Seed Lily". This is because Cantonese people pay special attention to taste."Lotus seeds and lily syrup" means "sweet honey, a good marriage for a hundred years, and a noble son will be born". <br /><br />Lotus seeds are sweet in taste and slightly cool in nature. They have the effect of nourishing the heart, nourishing the kidneys, nourishing the spleen, and astringent the intestines. Lily: It tastes sweet and slightly cold. It returns to the lungs and heart meridians. It can moisten the lungs and relieve cough, clear the heart and soothe the nerves. Lotus seed lily syrup is very nourishing. Drink it in summer to clear heat, drink it in autumn to reduce dryness, moisten it in winter, and nourish it in spring.