Mesona Jelly Dessert｜仙草ゼリーのデザート｜仙草仔湯

Pin-chun Lin
2020年6月12日
読了時間: 3分

更新日：2022年2月20日

Summer in Taiwan never passes without cold dessert soup. There are all kinds of ingredients soaking in the chilling syrup made from brown sugar, and they were definitely my one of my soul foods during the humid, scorching summer in this tropical island.

Have you ever seen the black square jelly in the market and had always wondered what it is? It is mesona grass jelly. It might look chemical but it is actually all natural and herbal/vegan. This traditional herb also helps you to cool off your body, so you can always see venders selling this black juice at the corners. Let's make it together and be cooled during the whole summer!

Recipe:

-Mesona Jelly

Dried Mesona Leaves 30g

Water 1000ml

Potato Starch 3g

-Syrup

Water 500ml

Brown Sugar 4 Tablespoon (can be adjusted by personal preference)

Making:

1. Rinse dried leaves and cook in water(1000ml) until boiling.

2. Turn down to low heat after boiling and stew in low heat for 2-3 hours. (with lid on)

3. Take out the leaves and you will get the dark mesona juice (which is the one selling at those street corners)

4. Take 500ml of mesona juice and boil again with low heat

5. Potato starch mix in water and add in to the heating mesona juice

6. Stir and cook with low heat until thick

7. Pour into a heat resistant container (preferably glass or stainless) and let it cool down

8. Move to the fridge and cool it completely

9. Boil 500ml of water for syrup

10. Add in 4 tablespoons of brown sugar

11. Dissolve sugar, turn off the heat and cool it in the fridge as well.

12. After cooling in the fridge for 4 hours, cut mesona jelly into strips and add into the syrup.

13. Enjoy your summer dessert!

台湾の夏になると、街角に真っ黒なジュース、市場に行くとお豆腐の形にした真っ黒なゼリー、見かけたことありますか？仙草という薬草からできた夏の大人気なドリンク、デザートです。昔から伝わってきた薬草の知恵は、中国からの漢方とは違って、台湾ローカルの民俗的治療法です。効果のある野草を集め、夏バテ予防や、風邪予防などのために飲む、気軽なサプリメントのような存在です。

仙草ゼリーのスイーツスープ

-仙草ゼリー

乾燥の仙草　30グラム

水　　1000ミリリットル

片栗粉　　3グラム

-砂糖水（シロップ）

水　　500ミリリットル

黒糖　　大さじ 4 (お好みで調整)

作り方:

1. 乾燥の仙草を水でさっと洗い、1000mlの水で煮る

2. 沸騰してくると弱火にして、蓋をして2−3時間煮込む

3. 仙草の屑をざるで濾したら街中で売っている仙草茶になる