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Longan tong sui with snow fungus and red dates



Ingredients:
*5g snow fungus
*20g red dates
*20g ginkgo nuts
*50g sugar or to taste
*1000ml water

Methods:
01. Soften the snow fungus by soaking it in water for 30 minutes. Drain and cut the snow fungus into pieces.

02. Rinse the longan, red dates and ginkgo nuts with water and set aside.

03. Add water into a pot and bring it to boil.

04. Add longan, red dates, ginkgo nuts, snow fungus, and sugar into the pot.

05. Lower heat to medium to low and boil for about 45 minutes. Add more water if need be.

06. Dish out and serve hot.
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  1. kevin ashtonNovember 10, 2010 at 7:42 PM

    It looks like an interesting dessert. What is snow fungus?

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