Sweet potato soup
{{Short description|Chinese sweet dessert soup}}
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| country = China
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| type = Tong sui
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| main_ingredient = Sweet potatoes, rock candy, ginger
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{{Chinese|c=番薯糖水|j=faan1 syu4*2 tong4 seoi2|p=fan1 shu3 tang2 shui3|l=sweet potato sweet water}}
Sweet potato soup is a Chinese dessert from Southern China and Hong Kong.
{{cite web
|url=http://www.food.com/recipe/traditional-chinese-sweet-potato-ginger-dessert-soup-226455
|title=Traditional Chinese Sweet Potato & Ginger Dessert Soup
|author=c.k.Alvin
|work=food.com
|date=6 May 2007
|accessdate=12 August 2012
}}
Cantonese cuisine
In Cantonese cuisine, it is categorized as a tong sui or sweet soup, hence the Chinese name. The soup is usually thin in texture, but potent in taste. The recipe is simple, consisting of boiling the sweet potato for a long time with rock candy and ginger. Sweet potato is one of the most commonly found and abundant vegetables grown in China.[https://web.archive.org/web/20050207230303/http://www.cgiar.org/impact/research/sweetpotato.html cgiar.org] With its simple recipe and large crop supply, sweet potato soup is one of the most accessible and affordable tong sui in the region.
See also
- Egg tongsui
- Fried sweet potato
- List of Chinese soups
- List of sweet potato dishes
- List of soups
- Sweet potato pie
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