Cantonese Tong Sui: a snack, a dessert, a soup

Sweet Soup, or Tong Sui, is practically a cultural institution in Guangdong... though you can see similar things throughout coastal China, East Asia, and into Southeast Asia. We’ll cover three different Tong Sui in this video: 0:00 - Why love sweet soup? 1:52 - Three Cantonese Tongsui 2:21 - Sweet Potato and Ginger Soup 5:05 - Red Bean Soup 8:01 - Water Chestnut and Egg Soup 10:08 - Are there more Cantonese Tong Sui? SWEET POTATO AND GINGER SOUP Makes 2 servings. * Sweet Potato (红薯), ~2 small, 275g (or ~200g peeled) * Ginger, ~1 inch, crushed * Water, 3 cups * Slab sugar (片糖) -or- dark brown sugar, 20g Peel the sweet potato - also peeling the whiter outer bit, revealing the more-orange flesh below. Cut by rolling and cracking the sweet potato to get slightly irregular pieces, ~1 inch large. Set aside. Crush your ginger slice. Toast the ginger in a dry pot over medium flame until fragrant, ~1 min. Add the sweet potato, toast together for ~2-3 minutes. Add the 3 cups water. Bring to a boil, then down to a