Su Shi's poem "picking nectar from the coconut trees and bringing a bowl of white jade fragrance" refers to the summer delicacy of Hainan.
Qingbuliang is a common summer delicacy, especially popular in southern China, Hong Kong and Macao.
It is a dessert or drink based on cold salad, sugar water or soup, and usually consists of many different ingredients.
Common ingredients include glutinous rice balls, red beans, mung beans, peanuts, lotus seeds, longan, etc. Sometimes barley, gorgon seeds, etc. are also added.
Qingbu Liang tastes cool and sweet, suitable for relieving the heat in summer.
It not only satisfies thirst, but also has certain tonic effects and is considered a delicious and healthy summer food.
Known as "the coolness on the tip of the tongue".
Hainan Qingbu Liang is a special dessert in Hainan. It has won the love of many diners for its unique flavor and refreshing taste.
This delicacy is mainly made of coconut meat, coconut juice or coconut milk. Its light and sweet taste makes it an excellent choice to cool down in summer.
Common methods of refreshing and cooling: Material preparation: red beans, mung beans, peanuts, lotus seeds, longan, glutinous rice balls, rock sugar or white sugar, honey or honey (optional), water, etc.
1. Wash the red beans, mung beans, peanuts and lotus seeds respectively, put them into a pot, add enough water, bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to low heat and cook until soft.
You can use a pressure cooker or pre-soak overnight to speed up cooking time.
2. Add the longan to the pot and continue boiling for a while.
3. Add the glutinous rice balls to the pot and cook for a while until the glutinous rice balls become soft and glutinous.
4. Add appropriate amount of rock sugar or white sugar and adjust the sweetness according to personal preference.
5. Continue to cook slowly for a while until the sugar is completely melted and all ingredients become soft.
6. Turn off the heat and wait for the soup to cool to room temperature or ice cold.
7. If you like a sweeter taste, you can add some honey or honey on top.
8. Place the cooled Qingbu Liang in the refrigerator. It is best to refrigerate it for at least 2 hours before eating to make it cooler.
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