Serves : 4
Preparation time : overnight soaking
cooking time : 1 hour Ingredients :
3 whole florets white (wood ear) fungus, soaked in cool water for 1 hour
30 dried white lotus seeds, soaked in cool water overnight
12 dried red dates or jujubes, washed and pits removed
11/2 liters water
75g rock crystal sugar
Dried red dates, are also known as Chinese jujubes, or hong zao in Mandarin, are the size of lives and although sour when raw, they are sweet when ripe and dried. Red dates are often eaten during Chinese New Year.
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