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msp4real in whatwasthatone

chinese dessert.

Jul 24, 2009 22:13

Went to a Chinese restaurant today and received mystery dessert. It was a cold, milky soup with little bubbles (similar to, or possibly exactly, tapioca) in it. It tasted a little like the cucumber yogurt you de-flame Indian dishes with, but it was sweeter and self-sufficient as a dessert (ie, tasty). What is this?

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kinkakinka July 25 2009, 05:28:59 UTC

Bubble Tea?

lapinguina July 25 2009, 05:45:57 UTC

sounds like boba tea...

rebelstrike21 July 25 2009, 05:54:57 UTC

I'm guessing it's xi mi lu.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3095/2587422630_f29ae6ed2b.jpg

msp4real July 25 2009, 06:45:56 UTC

it is! thank you!

_at_thestars July 25 2009, 05:58:01 UTC

my favourite (chinese) dessert!

i'm not sure if there's an official name for it in english, i only know the chinese name but it's(itty bitty) tapioca pearls in coconut milk!

_at_thestars July 25 2009, 06:02:25 UTC

oh awesome. googling the cantonese name works: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sai_mai_lo

oh yeah. sometimes it's called 'sago' too (the tapioca i think?)

msp4real July 25 2009, 06:38:58 UTC

YES. it looked exactly like the second picture. thank you!