Kaiji Mung Bean Paste

Kaiji Mung Bean Paste

　　　Mung bean paste is an immensely popular dessert among Cantonese people. The “Tangerine Peel and Shelled Mung Bean Paste” made at Kaiji Dessert Shop, located at No. 889 Longjin East Road in Liwan District, stands out for its smooth, sweet taste, refreshing and cooling effect, and unique flavor, earning widespread acclaim across Guangzhou. The owner, Ye Jiankai, has even earned the playful nickname “Bean Paste Kai.” Kaiji’s mung bean paste is made from freshly colored, high-quality mung beans as the main ingredient, with an appropriate amount of vanilla and tangerine peel added, and sweetened with white and brown sugar. It is simmered over the right heat until the beans break down into a “sandy” texture and the skins (“shells”) are removed.