Syrups available at sugar water stores include seaweed and green bean syrup, green bean paste, red bean syrup, red bean paste, eyebrow bean syrup, snow fungus and lotus seed syrup, black sesame paste, peanut paste, sago dessert, tortoise jelly, cold noodle (xian cao), double-skinned milk, and sweet wine dumplings and so on.

Syrup (English - Syrup) belongs to the Cantonese cuisine, which is a major feature of the eating habits of the people of Guangdong and Guangxi. There is a clear difference between Teochew-style and Cantonese-style desserts, that is, the Teochew style has a stronger flavor and the Cantonese style has a lighter flavor. There are many ingredients that can be used as sugar water, and different ingredients have different effects.