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Red bean ice
Ice kachang.jpg
Course Dessert
Place of origin Hong Kong
Serving temperature Cold
Main ingredients azuki bean, rock sugar, evaporated milk
Red bean ice
Red bean ice
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Jyutping hung4 dau2 bing1
Literal meaning red bean ice

Red bean ice is a drink commonly found in Hong Kong. It is usually served in restaurants like cha chaan teng. It is a popular dessert in the summer. The standard ingredients include adzuki beans, light rock sugar syrup, and evaporated milk. It is often topped with ice cream to become a dessert known as red bean ice cream (traditional Chinese: 雪糕紅豆冰; simplified Chinese: 雪糕红豆冰).

Origin

Red bean ice tea has been around since the 1970s. Some places which serve the drink add in chewy flavored jelly.

See also

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