Towards the Theme of Love - Lotus Seeds and Lily

2024-04-23 13:59:19 594

In Guangdong, on the night before a wedding, the bride always drinks a bowl of sweet lotus seed lily syrup. At the wedding banquet, there will definitely be a sweet water called "Lotus Seed Lily". This is because Cantonese people are particularly particular about the meaning of "lotus seed and lily syrup", which means taking its meaning of "sweetness and honey, a hundred year old love, and consecutive birth of a noble son"< Br>

Details of ingredients

Fresh lotus seeds250 grams
Fresh Lily120 grams
Red dates6 pieces
medlarXiaoxu
Rock sugar30 grams

Technique

difficultySimple
workmanshipcook
tasteSweetness
timeHalf an hour

Steps to make Towards the Theme of Love - Lotus Seeds and Lily

1. Prepare all the materials.
2. Remove the outer shell of lotus seeds, wash and set aside.
3. Break the lily into pieces and rinse with water for later use.
4. Wash the red dates thoroughly and remove the pits for later use.
Soak goji berries in water for later use.
6. Pour an appropriate amount of water into the pot, add red dates, bring to a boil over high heat, then turn to low heat and cook for 20 minutes.
7. Put in fresh lotus seeds, bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to low heat and cook for 15 minutes. Add rock sugar and cook until the sugar dissolves.
8. Add lilies.
9. Add goji berries and bring to a boil over high heat.
10. It can be eaten hot or chilled before eating.
11. Kind hearted and healthy, especially popular among people in Guangdong.
12. Wishing all lovers a hundred years of good union.