Suzhou natives like to drink mung bean soup in a glass through a thick straw. The soup is unique.
Mung bean soup is very popular in China as one of the best ways to keep cool and quench thirst in summer. The Suzhou-style mung bean soup is different from those in other places. The ingredients include not only mung beans, but also sticky rice, candied date and wax gourd, kumquat, etc, which are brewed together in mint water. The soup is therefore beautiful and delicious.
In hot days, it is refreshing to have a sip of the Suzhou-style mung bean soup and then a bite of the soft Suzhou-style mint cake.
