When traveling and shopping in Xiamen , four-fruit soup is an indispensable delicious treat.
In fact, the four-fruit soup of the Fujian cuisine series is a delicious and famous dish originating from Zhangzhou and Quanzhou area.
Siguo Decoction has a long history, is sweet and refreshing, cooling and detoxifying, and has the effect of dispelling heat and cooling, so it is very popular in summer. Every hot summer, people always like to order a bowl of four-fruit soup at the right time at street stalls or time-honored shops to cool down the sweltering heat of the hot summer.
There is a small store called Siguo Soup on Cat Street near Xiamen University which is very famous. I have to try it every time I go to Cat Street; and almost every time, there is a long queue.
Zengcuo'an's Four Fruit Soup is also a good choice.
The buffet at Nanputuo Vegetarian Banquet House also has four-fruit soup that you can prepare yourself, which has a more special taste.
The price of Xiamen Four Fruit Soup is roughly around 6-8 yuan. Of course, you get what you pay for.
The history of Siguo Tang seems to be difficult to study. It must be some time ago. Moreover, there are no longer "four fruits", there are more than a dozen kinds.
My favorite is the preserved tangerine peel in the four-fruit soup, it tastes amazing!
The main ingredients of the four-fruit soup include: barley, mung beans, red beans, lotus seeds, white fungus, various fruits, such as pineapple, watermelon, etc., and some candied fruits, grass jelly, taro balls, pudding, dumplings, Adazi et al.
Homemade method:
1. Wash lotus seeds, mung beans and barley. Put them in separate pots, soak them in water, then add an appropriate amount of water and steam them for 20 minutes. Take them out. Cut the grass jelly and stone flower into cubes, boil the adah seeds in water, and then cool them.
2, Tremella soaked in water, washed, and poured into a boiling water pot. Cook for two to three minutes and take out.
3. Put appropriate amount of water and sugar in a casserole and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and let cool.
4. When eating, select some of the above favorite ingredients and put them in a bowl, scoop in sugar water (or honey), and add an appropriate amount of shaved ice in summer.
