I am not sure why this Chinese dessert is called Cheng Tng. It is probably because this dessert is cooling and can get rid of “heatiness” in a person. Surprisingly, The Husband says he has never heard about this "sweet soup" in Hong Kong when we first had it together in a local hawker centre. It must be a dessert unique to Singapore and Malaysia.
Cheng Tng is a nice dessert to have on a hot day, especially when served cold.
Cheng Tng can be made with a variety of ingredients. The one I made today had white fungus, sterculia seeds (pong dai hai), barley, dried longans and some fresh chinese pears.
Looks like Lai Chee kang! Are they similar?
ReplyDeleteI like the recipes you post. All the recipes I have tried from your blog have been well received by my family. Can I have the cheng tng one too?
ReplyDeleteHi Malar, actually, I don't know what Lai Chee Kang is.. hahaha.. I googled it and it does look somewhat similar..
ReplyDeleteGee... thanks Petunia! You've made my day by saying that. As far as recipes go, I really have none for this. I throw in 3-4 pong tai hai (soaked with seed and skin removed), a handful of barley, a few clouds of white fungus (soften and cut) and rock sugar to boil for like 15 minutes. Then I add a big handful of longan and boil for a further 10 minutes.. and then I add in cubes of a fresh Chinese pear and boil for a further 5 minutes. And after the whole thing cools, lots of ice...
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