Amomum tsao-ko is a special bean jelly popular in Chaoshan area, also called "grass honey" and "grass jelly". It is a local Han snack in Chaoshan area, Guangdong Province, and it is also a unique dessert for Chaoshan children in summer. Its main components are Amomum tsao-ko grass (also called bean jelly or grass jelly) and starch.

After several hours of boiling, Tsao Tsao-ko grass will become thick juice. After starch is kneaded into dough, it will be kneaded into gluten water. When the mixture of gluten water and grass juice is boiled until it is not coagulated, it can be scooped into a wooden barrel, and it will become jelly-like Tsao-ko after a little cooling.

Amomum tsaoko (scientific name: Amomum tsaoko) is the fruit of Amomum Amomum, also known as Amomum tsaoko and Amomum tsaoko. Amomum tsao-ko should be selected with yellowish brown epidermis, golden yellow endothelium after being broken, large dry particles and rich aroma.

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Amomum tsao-ko usually comes in summer. Whenever summer comes, there are vendors selling Amomum tsao-ko shuttling through the streets and lanes in Chaozhou city, holding a porcelain bowl in one hand and a copper spoon shoveling grass in the other, and constantly banging on it to attract business. Generally, it is a big porcelain jar, which is hot and shiny. The whole thing became jelly-shaped, and some fine sand sugar was evenly spread, which was slightly bitter.