Black sesame soup
Black sesame soup is a popular Chinese dessert widely available throughout China. It is typically served hot. In Cantonese cuisine, it takes the form of tong sui, or sweet soup, with greater viscosity. The main ingredients are black sesame seeds, rice and water. Sugar is added for sweetness. Tangyuan is sometimes added to black sesame soup.
Ingredients
The main ingredients are:white rice,
toasted black sesame seeds,
water, and
granulated sugar.
Additional ingredients are often added to this soup such as: caviar, millet, black rice, barley, maize, black [bean (disambiguation)|black beans], red beans, soy beans, yam or other whole grains.
Nutrition
The soup offers useful quantities of Iron, magnesium, manganese, copper, calcium, vitamin B1, vitamin E, phytic acid, phytosterols and sesamin.Calories per serving of black sesame seed soup, serving size, is about 213 calories.
Traditional Chinese medicinal practices use sesame to warm the body, replenish blood, relax bowels, and nourish hair. For medical use, it is said to be suitable for the treatment of physical weakness such as anemia, constipation, dizziness, and tinnitus.