In contrast to most western meals, a Chinese meal does not typically end with a dessert. However, a sweet dish is usually served at the end of a formal dinner or banquet, such as sliced fruits or a sweet soup (糖水, lit. sugar water) which is served warm.
April 21, 2008 at 12:14 am
Sweet Water, obviously…
April 21, 2008 at 12:16 am
I miss that… *sigh*
*pretends to open mouth to wait for airplane*
April 21, 2008 at 12:54 am
came from mistipurple’s garden, eh?
April 21, 2008 at 1:28 am
LOL for once when I looked at the title (but haven’t look at the picture) I was wondering… “har? Ribena soup?!”
Tong shui = sweet dessert soup? >.<
April 21, 2008 at 2:11 am
In contrast to most western meals, a Chinese meal does not typically end with a dessert. However, a sweet dish is usually served at the end of a formal dinner or banquet, such as sliced fruits or a sweet soup (糖水, lit. sugar water) which is served warm.
(Taken from: http://www.answers.com/topic/chinese-cuisine)
April 21, 2008 at 2:40 am
I had the same reaction as DD when first reading the post title. I was like… “Uh? o_O what the hell is ribena soup??!”
Hahahha.
I never came across that dish before.
April 21, 2008 at 1:12 pm
purple soup??!!! make sure u cook one for me in the future… wakaka…
April 21, 2008 at 2:01 pm
LB,
makes sense…
Angeles,
Sweet Misti loaned me her garden to grow some potatoes lately…
Day-dreamer,
gotcha! no, nothing to do with ribena. I liked making fun of people’s cooking (mom included) when it’s not my all-time cuppa
Jemima,
thanks for the info. now we know better.
Angele,
its a sweet dessert soup consist of sweet potatoes. mom happen to bought a few in purple to cook hence the ‘ribena’ color
mea culpa for the misinformation
Kkjm,
I cook? you dare to drink or not sinn…
April 21, 2008 at 8:23 pm
Normally, I will cook the sweet potato with barli.. nicer..
April 22, 2008 at 10:33 am
sweet potato dessert? no?
yum.. looks so good!
April 22, 2008 at 11:13 am
Should be dessert; since it’s classified under that category. Haven’t had fan shue tong sui for a long time already! I love pak kor fu chuk also!
April 22, 2008 at 11:46 am
Keeyit,
sweet potato with barley? Ok will try that next time
Cbenc12,
Hi and welcome!
I thought they would have a proper term to call it
yes, nice! a bit mashed but nice 
Kyels,
eh me too! my favourite!
April 22, 2008 at 7:09 pm
the water in the trash…
tong sampah punya air…
April 22, 2008 at 7:12 pm
Oldman,
tong sampah air where got this color wann…