Cold Dish for a Hot Weather Day
By Kewkumber
@Ladypeace (2028)
Singapore
February 5, 2016 5:24am CST
The weather in Singapore has been REALLY HOT and NASTY lately. Each time I walk outside on the street I'll be sweating like a pig.
For the past week, I've been having this local cold dessert every single day to cool down. The name of the dessert is cheng teng (which means clear soup).
It has an assortment of ingredients such as barley, red beans, dried logan, water chestnut shavings and sago. The liquid is mainly pandan leaves cooked in brown sugar syrup.
Ice shavings are added and served. It's sold at $1.50 a bowl. I'm gonna have it later...
Photo: Cheng teng that I can't live without
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16 responses
@nottoooldtowrite (2715)
• Philippines
5 Feb 16
Interesting. Hope I can try it. In our country we have "halo-halo" shaved ice with milk, young coconut strips, sweet beans, leche flan (custard flan), boiled sweet potato and banana, and topped with ice cream.
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@nottoooldtowrite (2715)
• Philippines
5 Feb 16
@Ladypeace it really is good. Yum! Now I am craving for some.
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@nottoooldtowrite (2715)
• Philippines
5 Feb 16
@JudyEv hope you can try it one time.
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@Ladypeace (2028)
• Singapore
5 Feb 16
Yum yum, chilled cucumber summer soup sounds delicious! 
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@youless (114117)
• Guangzhou, China
5 Feb 16
Since I am a Chinese and I am quite familiar with the dessert you attached here. We often have it in summer. It tastes well and it can cool you down. I heard it is also healthy. In fact I like to drink it much more without the beans and other ingredients.
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@Ladypeace (2028)
• Singapore
5 Feb 16
Yeah, you're right it's healthier than drinking soda. Other ingredients they sometimes add are red dates and white fungus. I prefer drinking the liquid over the ingredients too.
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@LLSummer (586)
• Guizhou, China
5 Feb 16
@Ladypeace I can't wait to try one .if someday I have a chance to go to singapore.
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@Ladypeace (2028)
• Singapore
5 Feb 16
@LLSummer Yes, please do come visit when you can 
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@Ladypeace (2028)
• Singapore
5 Feb 16
Indeed it is, it's mild, fragrant and quenches my thirst in the hot summer.
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@petatonicsca (7070)
• Japan
6 Feb 16
Looks kind of like any number of Japanese desserts with red bean paste. I am going to eat a hot soup made of red beans (azuki) cooked in sugar and with a boiled chestnut, omly in my case it is to warm up. It can be eaten cold or hot.
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@Ladypeace (2028)
• Singapore
6 Feb 16
I've had various Japanese red bean paste desserts and they are really good! This is different where red beans are not the focus, instead the clear and sweet pandan leaf infused brown sugar broth takes center stage.
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@petatonicsca (7070)
• Japan
6 Feb 16
@Ladypeace I would love to try that. I like brown sugar flavor. We sometimes use "black sugar" syrup on mochi balls, red beans, and fruit cocktail. But no leaves in that one. I like mochi wrapped in pickled sakura (cherry) leaves or in bamboo leaves (you don't eat the bamboo leaves).
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@zebra2222 (5268)
• United States
6 Feb 16
Since it is winter here, the weather has been anything but hot. Stay out of the heat.
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@Ladypeace (2028)
• Singapore
6 Feb 16
Thanks, I will stay out of the heat. You keep warm.
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
5 Feb 16
Looks really good. In my culture we have this similar dessert also! I hope the weather cools down for you soon!
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@Ladypeace (2028)
• Singapore
5 Feb 16
Thanks! Yes I hope the weather eases on us soon.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
6 Feb 16
It is a dessert soup? I assume the base is sweet from the brown sugar syrup? I am glad you are able to cool off with it.
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@Ladypeace (2028)
• Singapore
6 Feb 16
Yes, you're right. It's a dessert soup and with a brown sugar syrup base. I enjoy it very much.
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@Ladypeace (2028)
• Singapore
5 Feb 16
It's only sweet but south east asians do make sweets out of conventionally savory ingredients known to the west.
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@shshiju (10342)
• Cochin, India
5 Feb 16
@Ladypeace Pineapple and watermelon are my favorite
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@Ladypeace (2028)
• Singapore
5 Feb 16
Ah I see, juices are good for chasing away the heat as well.
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@DeborahDiane (40847)
• Laguna Woods, California
6 Feb 16
That sounds like one of the healthiest desserts I have ever heard of! Enjoy it.
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@Ladypeace (2028)
• Singapore
6 Feb 16
Thanks, I love it because it's healthy and delicious.
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@Ladypeace (2028)
• Singapore
6 Feb 16
Glad to have shared something new with you.
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@alchemistrx (2547)
• Philippines
6 Feb 16
I would try that someday. It looks delicious.We have halo-halo here too to cool off the hot weather.
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@Ladypeace (2028)
• Singapore
7 Feb 16
I will try halo halo if i get the chance to. It looks delicious too.
@SIMPLYD (90717)
• Philippines
9 Feb 16
Indeed when the weather is hot desserts like that is a hit . And that is similar to our halo-halo , crushed ice with different pieces of candied fruits such as jackfruit , mango amongst the others , with shreds of cheese and with milk . So yummy and perfect for a hot climate .
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@SIMPLYD (90717)
• Philippines
9 Feb 16
@Ladypeace You will surely love it when you taste it , that you will always crave for it .
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@Ladypeace (2028)
• Singapore
9 Feb 16
You make me hungry with that, I love rich and milky desserts.
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