Snow Fungus and Pear Sweet Soup (Xue Er Xue Li Tang)

Name: Snow Fungus and Pear Sweet Soup (Xue Er Xue Li Tang)
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 15g dried white fungus, snow fungus; 2 pears, peeled, cored and cut into chunks; 6 dried red dates, stoned; 1 tbsp goji berries; 50g rock sugar; 1.2l water

A clear, lightly sweet soup of soft pears and silky snow fungus, scented with goji berries and red dates.

Time1 hr
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.90 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

4 servings

Ingredients

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15 gdried white fungussnow fungus
2pearspeeled, cored and cut into chunks
6dried red datesstoned
1 tbspgoji berries
50 grock sugar
1.2 lwater

Method

1
Soak the white fungus in warm water for 30 minutes, until puffed. Cut off the hard yellow base and tear the rest into small florets.
30 min
2
Put the fungus, red dates and water in a pan. Bring to the boil, then cover and simmer for 30 minutes, until the fungus is soft and the liquid turns slightly gloopy.
30 min
3
Add the pears and sugar and simmer for 10 minutes, until the pears are tender and the sugar has dissolved.
10 min
4
Stir in the goji berries and simmer for 2 minutes.
5
Serve warm or chilled in small bowls.

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