luk6 dau6 saa1綠豆沙绿豆沙
Jyutpingluk6 dau6 saa1
Yaleluhk dauh sā
Definition
Mung bean sweet soup; a traditional dessert made of mung beans, herb of grace, sugar, and water.
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How it's used
Traditional recipes often include a small amount of dried rue, known as 臭草, to enhance the flavor and provide medicinal benefits. It is widely considered a staple cooling dessert during the humid and hot summer months in Hong Kong. You will frequently find it served in local dessert shops alongside other classic sweet soups.
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Eating a bowl of mung bean soup in summer is very refreshing.
Do you prefer mung bean soup or red bean soup?
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Common phrases
mung bean soup with kelp
mung bean soup with dried tangerine peel
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
