Lo Han Kuo herbal dessert for hazey days

Aug 4th, 2005

I don’t really believe in Chinese herbal brews but nevertheless, do faithfully boil them because they are tasty.

The above is the loh han kuo which I had brewed for the hubby and children. The raw ingredients of these are shown in my earlier posting.

Note that the segmental brown thing in the spoon cannot be eaten. It is the loh han kuo which CANNOT be eaten because it is a bit bitter and seriously, you will not chew it.

Ingredients for making loh han kuo thongsui:

1.5 litre water
1 loh han kuo, smash the outer shell and use the inner parts
4 honey dates
1 sugar tangerine (kat peng)
1 dried persimmon - cut into strips

Boil for 1 hour. No sugar required because the honey dates and sugar tangerine are sweet enough. Drink the water if those ingredients do not suit your taste buds. It is suppose to be good for coughs and removing phlegm. Good for haze weather too.

I am only guessing the ingredients to use. If I missed out any important ingredients, please do teach me. This is the first time I cook loh han kuo.

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7 Comments on “Lo Han Kuo herbal dessert for hazey days”

#1 Jefferene
on Aug 4th, 2005 at 2:10 pm

Can add sea coconut….yummy yummy!
#2 boo_licious
on Aug 4th, 2005 at 2:32 pm

Yummy, I love tong sui. Must go look for this or go make some too.
#3 Makan Kings
on Aug 5th, 2005 at 2:20 am

Love Luo Han Kuo tong sui!! Actually chinese herbs and tong sui do help with heat. Good to drink on very hot days or like you said, because its just tasty!

Cheers,
-Makan Kings-
#4 babe_kl
on Aug 5th, 2005 at 10:02 am

i’ve one style posted here. this one similar to the very sedap air mata kuching in Petaling St, KL hehehe

http://babeinthecitykl.blogspot.com/2004/12/air-mata-kuching.html
#5 Ling
on Aug 8th, 2005 at 11:58 am

try adding in some dried logans. it enhances the flavour of the tong sui. cheers!
#6 Ling
on Aug 8th, 2005 at 12:04 pm

apology. you did mention dried longan in our previous posting. pls do ignore the msg above. i just got a little xcited as i like this tong sui a lot.
#7 Malaysia Best » Recipe : Honey sea-coconut and loh han guo herbal drink for cough
on Aug 17th, 2006 at 10:15 am

[...] The dried ingredients are featured in this post. And an almost similar dessert using dried persimmon is here. Fresh sea coconut sold by roadside vendor can be seen here. [...]