Sugar water is the general term for a snack in Guangdong. Cantonese people like to drink sugar water all year round, especially in summer.
In the streets and alleys of Guangdong, dessert shops are everywhere, which shows people's preference for sweets. However, if you only understand it literally and sugar water is nothing more than plain water and sugar, you are wrong. Sugar water not only has the effects of clearing the heat, promoting the body, but also can be used as a dessert after Chinese meals and a snack for midnight snacks, bringing us a happy mood.
In the hot summer, the scorching heat consumes every corner of the city. When people walk on the streets, they usually think of finding a shop where they can drink a cold drink that makes them feel refreshed. Balancing the heat in your body, it would be a wonderful enjoyment. In the cold winter, hot nourishing desserts allow people who like sweets to nourish their hearts in the cold winter. The sweet taste makes you feel as comfortable as flowers blooming in spring before it even enters your throat.
Today, this "horseshoe mung bean paste" has the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, cooling blood and clearing lung, and is very suitable for consumption in summer. The smooth mung bean paste has the fragrance of orange peel. It is crispy as Matty and sweet as a piece of sugar. Before it enters the throat, the delicious taste has blossomed on the tip of the tongue.
horseshoe green bean paste
By GwenJast
- sweetening
- pot
- several hours
- ordinary
Steps for horseshoe green bean paste

1
Prepare the main materials.
2
Peel green beans and orange peel and wash, peel water chestnut and cut into cubes for later use.
3
Pour peeled mung beans into an electric rice cooker, add appropriate amount of water, press the soup button, cover and cook for two hours.
4
After two hours, add a piece of sugar, stir until the piece of sugar melts, and then add the water chestnut grains.
5
Cook for a while and stir well.horseshoe green bean paste Make Tips
1. Green beans that are not peeled can be used instead. 2. No piece of sugar can be replaced with rock sugar. 3. The amount of sugar is prepared according to your taste.