On the day of Thất Tịch, also known as the day when Ngưu Lang and Chức Nữ meet, it is said that eating red beans will help one find their other half soon. Therefore, the section Cooking Tips will share with you 7 popular red bean dishes for Thất Tịch favored by the youth! Let’s get cooking!
1. Red Bean Sweet Soup
At the top of the list of dishes for the Thất Tịch festival must be red bean sweet soup, right?
The way to make this dish is very simple. You just need to soak red beans overnight, then cook them on the stove and simmer for 40 minutes to 1 hour until the beans are soft. After that, add sugar and stir well until the sugar dissolves completely. Finally, add a little tapioca starch and stir until the mixture is no longer clumpy, then turn off the heat.
Now you have a delicious, sweet, and rich red bean sweet soup. Pour a little creamy coconut milk on top and enjoy right away!
2. Red bean milk tea
Fans of milk tea are probably already familiar with this red bean milk tea dish.
A chilled cup of milk tea, sweet and creamy with the flavor of fresh milk. Moreover, it is fragrant with the aromatic matcha combined with the rich, creamy red beans. All of these blend together to create a refreshing, cooling, and incredibly appealing drink!
3. Red bean yogurt
A dessert that is extremely nutritious and perfect for this summer is red bean yogurt.
Red beans are sweet, creamy, and rich, have many benefits that combine with the light sourness of yogurt and a little crispy shredded coconut, taking a bite will make you remember it forever.
Such an attractive dish that is also very simple and quick to make. What are you waiting for? Let’s get into the kitchen and show off your skills!
4. Red bean jelly
The next dish that TasteVN wants to introduce to you is red bean jelly.
With just 3 basic ingredients: red beans, sugar, and Agar jelly powder, you can immediately have a fragrant and sweet red bean jelly. The jelly is chewy, soft, fragrant with the scent of red beans, and has a pleasantly light sweetness.
Chill the red bean jelly, cut it into small pieces, and serve it with yogurt or fresh milk, milk tea is delicious for sure!
5. Red bean bingsu
On hot and stuffy summer days, enjoying a bowl of red bean bingsu is just perfect!
Bowl of bingsu with refreshing shaved ice blended with fragrant matcha sauce, lightly bitter and sweet of honey. Alongside are sweet red beans, rich and creamy, and chewy matcha jelly, crunchy, plus mochi that is soft and chewy, truly outstanding.
A dish that is both enticing and refreshing, why wait to enjoy it right away!
6. Doraemon red bean filled donuts
If you are a fan of the adorable robotic cat Doraemon, you are surely familiar with his favorite donuts, right! Then TasteVN will guide you on how to make these red bean donuts right now!
The donuts are soft and fluffy, with a smooth outer layer that pairs perfectly with the sweet, rich red beans. Plus, the fragrant, creamy matcha ice cream. Just one bite of the donut and you can fully experience the wonderful flavor!
7. Pumpkin roll cake with red bean filling
The last dish that TasteVN wants to introduce to you is the delicious pumpkin roll cake with red bean filling.
The cake wrapper is soft, sweet, has a beautiful yellow color, and is fragrant with pumpkin, while the inside is rolled with sweet, creamy red bean filling. The outer layer of the cake is also coated with a layer of crispy coconut that is both delicious and enjoyable. On weekends, gather with friends and enjoy this delicious cake dish together!
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With the recent sharing from TasteVN about 7 red bean dishes for the Thất Tịch festival, I hope that besides enjoying delicious meals, you will also find a beautiful love. Wishing those who are still single to soon find their soulmate!
