Singapore, July 14 -- If you enjoy jelly-like foods, this is one dessert soup that will tickle your palate.
Peach gum dessert soup is a delicious way of enjoying peach gum, regarded as a beauty tonic in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM).
I came across peach gum at a dried goods shop, Queen Street Trading (01-239 Block 269 Queen Street, tel: 6338-9285), in Bugis.
Called tao jiao in Mandarin, it comes in the form of amber-hued crystals and is actually the resin of the Chinese peach tree (prunus persica).
The manager of the shop, Mr Walter Chua, 49, said peach gum can be soaked in room temperature water for at least three hours. Hot water can be used to reduce the soaking time.
Better grade peach gum comes in larger crystals and it ...