Cantonese · dessert
Double-Skin Milk Pudding
双皮奶 · Shuāngpí Nǎi
Cantonese set water-buffalo milk pudding from Shunde. Two thin 'skins' on the surface; subtly sweet.
Double-skin milk pudding is a Cantonese sweet-soup tradition from Shunde, near Guangzhou. Water-buffalo milk is heated until a skin forms, then mixed with egg white and sugar and re-heated, forming a second skin on the second cooking. Served warm or chilled. Subtly sweet, with the layered milk texture as the central pleasure. Often topped with red bean paste, lotus seed or fresh fruit.
Where to try
Shunde-style sweet-soup shops. Hong Kong's Yee Shun Milk Company (a Macau chain). Guangzhou's many tang shui shops.
Dietary notes
Dairy, eggs.
Cities to try Double-Skin Milk Pudding
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