银耳汤 (yín'ěrtāng) · snow-fungus dessert soup, tremella soup

Measure Word

一碗银耳汤 wǎn

Meanings

1 snow-fungus dessert soup
2 tremella soup

Made with

银耳 yín'ěr 红枣 hóngzǎo 枸杞 gǒuqǐ 冰糖 bīngtáng

About the dish

家常菜 Home-style · 甜品 Dessert

A sweet, thick dessert soup of white snow fungus (tremella) simmered until soft and gelatinous, usually with rock sugar and red dates, goji berries or lotus seeds. Served hot or chilled.

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

妈妈炖了一锅银耳汤给我润肺。

Māma dùn le yì guō yín'ěrtāng gěi wǒ rùn fèi.

Mom stewed a pot of snow-fungus soup to soothe my lungs.

HSK 7-9

银耳汤加几颗红枣和莲子更好喝。

Yín'ěrtāng jiā jǐ kē hóngzǎo hé liánzǐ gèng hǎo hē.

Snow-fungus soup tastes better with a few jujubes and lotus seeds added.

Tips

culture

银耳汤 is a classic 润燥 (moisten-dryness) home remedy. It is eaten as a sweet dessert soup - slow-cooked until gelatinous - and associated in folk nutrition with 润肺 (nourishing the lungs) and clear skin, especially in dry autumn weather.