Chinese Papaya Dessert with Snow Fungus (easy) 木瓜雪耳糖水

木瓜雪耳糖水 Chinese Papaya Dessert with Snow Fungus is a beautiful and refreshing dessert packed with nourishing benefits of Traditional Chinese Medicinal food therapy. Suitable for all ages, this beauty elixir helps replenish Yin, moisten the lungs, aids digestion and promotes Qi. Enjoy this skin complexion dessert hot or cold! 

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• Traditional Chinese Sweet Soup 糖水 (tong sui)
• Hong Kong Tong Sui Shops
• Papaya Dessert Soup Health Benefits
• Papaya and Snow Fungus Sweet Soup Ingredients
• Optional Ingredients
• Health Benefits of Chinese Herbs
• Other Papaya Recipes
• How To Cook Snow Fungus Dessert Soup with Papayas.
• Double Stew Method
• Stovetop Method
• Can I Cook Papaya Dessert In The Pressure Cooker?
• Chilled Papaya with Snow Fungus Dessert
• 木瓜雪耳糖水（煲/燉）
• What To Serve With Desserts with Papaya
• Chinese Papaya Dessert with Snow Fungus (easy) 木瓜雪耳糖水

Traditional Chinese Sweet Soup 糖水 (tong sui)

Tong Sui, literally translated meaning "sweet water," is a Cantonese cuisine dessert sweet soup generally served at the end of the meal. 

There are many varieties of Chinese dessert soup originating from different hometowns and provinces in China ex. Red Bean Soup from Guangzhou.

Hong Kong Tong Sui Shops

In Asia, there are many Chinese dessert shops as there are coffee shops. These popular hang-out spots keep you talking late into the night with your bestie or whether you are continuing your date night for a late-night love story.

Papaya Dessert Soup Health Benefits

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that it is advisable to eat more nourishing foods in autumn and winter, and papaya white fungus sweet soup has the effect of nourishing Yin and moistening the lungs. 

This papaya sweet soup is suitable for all seasons. TCM recommends enjoying this during the dry autumn and cold winter months, similar to Ba Wong Fa Soup 霸王花無花果瘦肉響螺湯 and Apple Snow Pear Soup 蘋果雪梨無花果瘦肉湯.

In addition, this sweet dessert papaya snow fungus soup help nourish Yin, moistures the lungs and boost the immune system. It is particularly remarkable for dry coughs and the respiratory system. 

Papayas are rich in Vitamin A and Vitamin C with soluble fibre that balances blood lipid levels.

Papaya and Snow Fungus Sweet Soup Ingredients

This easy homemade papaya soup is a Traditional Chinese cuisine recipe that you can make by double stewing or simpling boiling it in a large pot on the Stovetop. The main ingredients in this delicious papaya white fungus soup include easy-to-digest proteins and nutrients.

• Papaya
• Snow Fungus (Tremella Fuciformis)
• Apricot Kernels (nan xing and bei xing)
• Rock Sugar

Optional Ingredients

Experiment with adding other ingredients to your green papaya dessert

• Lotus Seeds
• Lily Bulbs
• Peach Gum 
• Snow Bird Nest (Tragacanth Gum)
• Goji Berries
• Red Dates
• Tapioca Sago (learn more on how to cook them HERE)
• Coconut Milk

Health Benefits of Chinese Herbs

Where to buy snow fungus and other Chinese herbs? You can find snow fungus and these pantry herbs at most Asian grocery supermarkets or your local Chinese herbalist.

Snow Fungus (Tremella Fuciformis) 雪耳

This dried fungus is inherently sweet in taste and helps to tonifies Yin deficiencies. Silver Ear Fungus promotes meridian affinity by moistening the stomach, kidney and lungs.

In beauty, Tremella Fuciformis enhances skin hydration and rejuvenation. Snow Ear Fungus has anti-aging properties and antioxidant effects that prevent cell damage by free radicals. This is a very safe ingredient and can be eaten freely as food.

Tremella is neutral in nature, sweet and light in taste. It also has the effect of nourishing Qi and improving blood flow.

This ingredient has many beauty benefits for improving skin tone, good skin rejuvenation and replenishing the spleen, as do white ingredients in TCM Chinese cuisine. 

For Vegan recipes, Snow Fungus is rich in plant collagen content, making it an excellent bird nest and meat substitution. Its gel-like properties increase the creaminess of the texture of the soup.

潤肺止咳、潤膚、 肝脏解毒 、清热健胃 、增加免疫力。

South/North Apricot Kernels 南北杏 

Apricot kernel reduces phlegm, moistens the lungs and relieves cough and asthma. Sweet almonds need to be consumed in moderation, as too much can easily lead to poisoning if ingested on unprepared ones with skin. South Apricot Kernels are sweet. North Apricot Kernels are slightly bitter.

润肺止咳、潤燥消積。杏仁食用要适量，过量容易导致中毒。南杏仁甜，北杏仁有毒。

Papaya 木瓜

The sweetness of the papaya is soothing. Papaya's health benefits include strengthening the spleen and stomach, helping digestion, clearing the heat, quenching thirst, and lowering blood pressure. 

Papayas have an excellent source of Vitamin C, A and B-complex source and contain large amounts of soluble dietary fibre.

There are two papaya varieties unripe green papaya and ripe orange papaya. When making soup, it is recommended that you use unripe papaya and avoid using ripe papaya. Ripe papaya is best enjoyed and eaten as fruit. 

木瓜有健脾胃、助消化、通兩便、清暑解渴、降血壓的功效。

木瓜，分有兩個品種，宣木瓜屬於藥物供藥用；番木瓜屬水果類供食用。

煲湯時建議大家用較生或半生熟的番木瓜來煲。

Rock Sugar 冰糖  

The soothing taste of rock sugar is the perfect addition to sweet dessert soup. This natural sweetener invigorates the central meridian, improves Qi, moisturizes the lungs, quenches thirst and relieves coughs and phlegm. In addition, rock sugar clears heat and nourishes Yin.

冰糖性平, 補中益氣、和胃潤肺、止咳化痰、祛煩消渴、清熱降濁、養陰生津、止汗解毒等功能。治療中氣不足、肺熱咳嗽、咯痰帶血、陰虛久咳、口燥咽乾、咽喉腫痛、風火牙痛等病症。

Other Papaya Recipes

• Chinese Papaya Soup with Black Eyed Peas (vegan) 木瓜花生眉豆雪耳湯(素食)
• Papaya White Fungus Pork Soup with Chicken Feet (Easy) 木瓜花生眉豆雪耳雞腳湯 
• Thai Green Papaya Salad with Vegan Fish Sauce.

How To Cook Snow Fungus Dessert Soup with Papayas.

Wash and rinse Chinese herbs like Chinese almonds and snow fungus (and lotus seeds or goji berries if desired). 

Soak the herbs for 20 minutes in a small bowl to remove traces of impurities. This will help remove dust and debris. Rinse and set aside in a small bowl.  

Soak snow fungus in a separate bowl. Once the snow fungus has resuscitated, cut the hard ends off with a pair of scissors. Section into small pieces.

Wash papaya, cut the ends off the semi-ripe papaya and cut lengthwise to remove the seeds. It is unnecessary to peel the skin but feel free if you desire.

Cut the papaya chunks into smaller pieces or large chunks, depending on the pot size. 

Double Stew Method 

I typically double stew my Chinese dessert soup recipes in the Buydeem Health Beverage Maker. 

It is easy to use, and I do not need to watch the water boils for long hours of cooking time. 

Simply put all the ingredients into the stew pot and fill the main kettle with 1.5 litres of water. 

Turn on the stewing "bird nests" function. It is automatically set to 30-minute intervals.

Stovetop Method

If you cooking this dessert over the Stovetop. 

Add the main ingredient into a pot of water and boil at high heat. Once the hot water is boiling, reduce heat to low heat and continue cooking for 30 minutes.

Add rock sugar and let dissolve and just your desired level of sweetness. 

Enjoy this hot or cold dessert.

Can I Cook Papaya Dessert In The Pressure Cooker?

I do not recommend cooking this Chinese Papaya Dessert in a pressure cooker as it will ruin the stunning colour of the dessert.

Chilled Papaya with Snow Fungus Dessert

If you prefer to enjoy this dessert chilled. Cool papaya dessert soup to room temperature. Place in an airtight container and refrigerate for at least 4 hours.

木瓜雪耳糖水（煲/燉）

雪耳用水浸泡 20分鐘。

杏仁浸泡20分鐘

木瓜洗净，去皮及籽后切小块

把雪耳擠乾水分，以剪刀切去硬椗，撕成小块备用。

将所有处理好的材料一起放入炖盅，加水，隔水以中小火炖1小时即可。或北鼎养生壶煲約30分鐘。

加冰糖煮至完全融化即成。

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