🌞 Chinese Dessert:Summer Cooling Mung Bean Soup 🌱

☀️ The summer sun shines through the gaps in the leaves, the temperature gradually rises, as if you're in a furnace. At this time, do you also want to find a refreshing artifact to keep yourself cool in the hot summer? Today I am going to recommend a delicious and thirst-quenching summer must-have—mung bean soup! 🍧

Mung bean soup is a traditional refreshing drink widely spread in China, with a history dating back thousands of years. In the medical books of China, as early as over two thousand years ago in the "Shennong's Herbal Classic", there are records about mung beans, describing their effects of heat-clearing, detoxification, diuresis and swelling reduction.

It is said that in ancient times, people drank mung bean soup in summer to help the body resist high temperatures, because mung beans have excellent heat-clearing and cooling effects. Over time, this custom gradually spread throughout China and evolved into the various mung bean soup recipes we know today.

In modern times, mung bean soup is not only popular in China, but also in many other Asian countries such as Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, etc. People create a variety of mung bean soup recipes according to their own tastes and local ingredients, such as mung bean coconut milk soup with added coconut milk, or mung bean glutinous rice soup with added glutinous rice, and so on.

🌿 First sip of coolness 🥤

Mung beans are a magical ingredient for summer heat relief! Mung bean soup has a unique refreshing taste, each sip can truly feel the drop in temperature. Not only that, mung beans are also rich in vitamin C and B group, which can effectively resist oxidation and enhance immunity. At the same time, the fiber in mung beans can also play a role in moisturizing the intestines and relieving constipation, helping to clean the intestines and keeping you away from the discomfort of damp heat. One sip of mung bean soup, it's as if the high temperature of a volcanic eruption disappears instantly, leaving a feeling of coolness and refreshment! 🌬️

🍧 Icy taste 🥄

Mung bean soup is not only refreshing to drink, but also has a heart-stirring icy taste! The cooked mung bean soup can be directly placed in the refrigerator to cool, or add an appropriate amount of ice cubes and stir well. In the hot summer sun, this bowl of icy mung bean soup is as smooth as nectar, bringing a trace of fragrance when it enters the mouth, making people drool. Paired with mint leaves or lemon slices, it can add a fresh flavor, making you feel happy in this hot summer! ❄️

👩‍🍳 Simple home cooking 🥣

Making mung bean soup is very simple, and the little friends at home can also try it!

Ingredients you'll need:

- Mung beans: 1 cup

- Water

- Rock sugar(depending on your preference)

Steps:

1. First, wash the mung beans thoroughly.

2. Put the cleaned mung beans into a pot, add enough water.

3. Bring the water to a boil over high heat, then reduce to medium-low heat and let the mung beans cook slowly. This process may take 20-30 minutes, and the specific time should be adjusted according to the hardness of the mung beans.

4. When the mung beans are cooked until soft, add an appropriate amount of rock sugar (you can also choose other sweeteners such as honey). Then continue to cook for a while until the sugar is completely dissolved.

5. Finally, put the mung bean soup in the refrigerator to chill. When it is completely cooled, you can enjoy it.

This is a very basic method of making mung bean soup. You can also add other ingredients according to your taste, such as coconut milk, glutinous rice, etc., to make the mung bean soup more diverse.

Whether it's a hot summer day or a blazing sun, tasting a refreshing mung bean soup in this season will bring you endless cool feelings. Whether you share the summer refreshment with family and friends, or enjoy the quiet afternoon alone, mung bean soup will be your best choice. Go ahead and make a bowl of mung bean soup and enjoy the coolness of summer! 🌞💚