''Ching bo leung'' (; also spelt ''ching po leung'' or ''qing bu liang'') is a sweet, cold soup of Chinese origin and commonly served in Cantonese cuisine,

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and

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. It is a type of ''

tong sui ''Tong sui'' (; ), also known as ''tim tong'', is a collective term for any sweet, warm soup or custard served as a dessert at the end of a meal in Cantonese cuisine. ''Tong sui'' are a Cantonese specialty and many varieties are rarely fou ...

''. It is known as ''sâm bổ lượng'' or ''chè sâm bổ lượng'' (''

chè ''Chè'' () is any traditional Vietnamese sweet beverage, dessert soup or stew, or pudding. ''Chè'' includes a wide variety of distinct soups or puddings. Varieties of Chè can be made with mung beans, black-eyed peas, kidney beans, tapioca, ...

'' meaning "sweet soup") in Vietnam. Although the exact recipe may vary, the drink generally contains grains of ''yi mai'' (Chinese pearl barley), dried

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s, red

jujube Jujube (), sometimes jujuba, known by the scientific name ''Ziziphus jujuba'' and also called red date, Chinese date, and Chinese jujube, is a species in the genus '' Ziziphus'' in the buckthorn family Rhamnaceae. Description It is a smal ...

lotus seed A lotus seed or lotus nut is the seed of plants in the genus '' Nelumbo'', particularly the species ''Nelumbo nucifera''. The seeds are used in Asian cuisine and traditional medicine. Mostly sold in dried, shelled form, the seeds contain rich co ...

s, and thinly sliced

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, with water, sugar, and crushed ice.Le Gia menu "Sâm Bổ Lượng. A refreshing Vietnamese drink with logan, lotus seeds, seaweed, red dates and agar jelly.
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In place of the ''yi mai'',

pearl barley Pearl barley, or pearled barley, is barley that has been processed to remove its fibrous outer hull and polished to remove some or all of the bran layer. It is the most common form of barley for human consumption because it cooks faster and is ...

may sometimes be used, and thinly sliced strips of

ginger Ginger (''Zingiber officinale'') is a flowering plant whose rhizome, ginger root or ginger, is widely used as a spice and a folk medicine. It is a herbaceous perennial which grows annual pseudostems (false stems made of the rolled bases of ...

and/or

ginseng Ginseng () is the root of plants in the genus '' Panax'', such as Korean ginseng ('' P. ginseng''), South China ginseng ('' P. notoginseng''), and American ginseng ('' P. quinquefolius''), typically characterized by the presence of ginsenosides ...

root, wolfberries, or ginkgo nuts may also appear as ingredients. 清補涼 Qingbuliang

The Chinese form of the drink, ching bo leung, is the most popular in the Cantonese cuisine of

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, and

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. It is sometimes known as ''Luk mei'' soup (六味湯, lit. Six flavour soup). The Vietnamese version, ''sâm bổ lượng'', is most readily available in Cholon, the Chinatown of

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, and is generally served in a tall glass. Although it is sometimes described as a drink, the term "soup" is more appropriate as a spoon is generally necessary to consume the solid ingredients.

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