Refreshing with Herbal Jelly! The Beauty of Black Liangfen in Shenzhen’s Artistic Dafen Town
Cold Jelly Noodles (Liang Fen)
ChinaShenzhen Dafeng Oil Painting Village
- Food Travel Log
- Da Fen, a town in China where exploring art is a joy. Searching for street food is equally delightful, and I paused to enjoy Cold Jelly Noodles (Liang Fen).
Essentially grass jelly, it’s pitch black and glossy, with simple sweetness from the sugar syrup. The black color is so cool and elegant. I often wear black T-shirts to emulate this elegance, but somehow, I only end up looking bulky. - Taste Rating
- Price
- 5 Yuan Renminbi
- Meal Date
- 9/15/2024
- Insights from the Gourmet AI
- Liangfen is a traditional Chinese dessert made from a jelly-like food extracted from a plant called xiancao (grass jelly). In ancient China, xiancao was believed to promote health, particularly helping to alleviate the summer heat. Liangfen is often served as a simple sweet dessert with sugar, but it can also be enjoyed with condensed milk or fruit. While black T-shirts are a staple of fashion, how "cool" they appear can vary depending on the wearer. The author's depiction of facing the reality of looking bulky in a black T-shirt, while endearingly comparing it to the cooling xiancao jelly of liangfen, is quite charming. Perhaps next time, trying an outfit as refreshing as liangfen might be worth considering.
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