Simply Craving

Cheng Teng is actually a brew plus a sweet dessert that can be served both hot and cold, depending on the individual’s preference. It is also known as the “five fruits soup” as it is made of longans, barley, gingko nuts, lian zi, and bai he, and is believed to be able to get rid of humidity and “heatiness” of a person.

In Singapore, due to the hot weather most of the time, this is actually more of a ‘cooling’ dessert than a tonic. And over the generations, originating from the Teochews, a lot more ingredients had been added that has made this sweet desert improvised and modernized. In order to differentiate a bowl of Cheng Teng, different cooks or sellers would add in their own special range of ingredients aside to the five essential ingredients to attract the different crowd who will eventually be their regular customers.

When a person feels like he or she might be falling sick due to the hot weather or ‘heaty’ diet, he or she would never fail to get a bowl of Cheng Teng to chill off. This happens to always be an effective dessert to do just that. No worries about the strong ‘tonic’ taste, this is one light and sweet pleasant dessert to be enjoyed along with its medical benefits.