Cao Bang Famous Specialty Black Jelly

Black jelly, also known as sương sáo, is made from the black jelly plant and is a familiar and simple dish of the people in the Cao Bang mountainous region. If you ever have the chance to visit this mountainous region and try the black jelly, you will never forget the refreshing and nutritious flavor of this dish.

Black jelly with many wonderful effects

Not only is it delicious, but it is also a very nutritious food and has the effect of treating some diseases such as detoxification and cooling. Especially, on hot summer days, eating a bowl of black jelly is wonderful.

According to the results given by Traditional Chinese Medicine, Cao Bang black jelly leaves are cool and are considered a miracle cure for health. Moreover, the components in black jelly leaves also help lower cholesterol levels in the body and dilate blood vessels. In addition, the effects of Cao Bang black jelly also include liver cooling, heat clearing, blood pressure stabilization, and are very good for diabetics.

Besides that, we must mention the anti-aging and beautifying effects of Cao Bang black jelly for women. We can combine Cao Bang black jelly with many different ingredients to create delicious and nutritious dishes that are irresistible. For example, we can name some dishes such as black jelly with sugar water, black jelly with basil seeds and coconut milk, Cao Bang black jelly lotus seed soup, and black jelly with grass jelly.

How to make black jelly

Mix the black jelly powder and sugar together. Add 1 liter of water to the sugar and jelly mixture and stir until dissolved. Depending on whether you want to enjoy soft or hard black jelly, adjust the water in this step. If you like it firm, use less water; if you want it soft, add more water. Then, let the mixture soak for 10 minutes.

Put the mixture in a pot on the stove and cook, stirring constantly to prevent the powder from clumping and sticking to the bottom of the pot and burning.

After the pot boils, reduce the heat and continue cooking for 5 minutes, then turn off the heat. At this point, the mixture will start to thicken.

Immediately after turning off the heat, pour the jelly into molds to cool slightly. Then, add the banana oil from the ingredient package and stir well to create the characteristic aroma of the jelly.

Then let the jelly set and put it in the refrigerator for 2-3 hours.

After 2-3 hours in the refrigerator, you will have a wonderful black jelly dish.