Dates

lotus root, cleaned (about 100 grams) • fresh lotus seeds (about 100 grams) • water (1 liter) • rock sugar (about 100 grams) • red dates, pitted and soaked for 15 minutes • goji berries, rinsed • ginger (optional)

dried lotus seeds (about 500 grams) • water (2 liters) • dried red dates (about 100 grams) • rock sugar (about 500 grams) • dried longan (about 200 grams) • dried snow fungus (about 30 grams) • pandan leaves

Red dates • Dried longan • Fresh lotus seeds • Brown rock sugar

fresh lotus seeds (200 g) • dried longan (50 g) • –1/2 cup rock sugar, to taste (50–100 g) • pandan leaves • dried red dates

dried longan (long nhan) (about 100 grams) • dried red dates (about 100 grams) • white grass jelly powder • rock sugar or granulated sugar (about 500 grams) • tube vanilla extract

large raw bird's nest • cordyceps • water (600 ml) • large red dates (use 1 large or 2 small per serving) • dried longan • goji berries • chia seeds • Rock sugar, to taste (adjust for desired sweetness) • jars (about 1/2 cup or 120 ml each) • small piece fresh ginger

dried longan (about 150 grams) • dried red dates • dried goji berries • rock sugar, crushed • salted cherry blossoms

longan fruit (about 200 g) • dried red dates (about 100 g) • chia seeds • dried tangerine peel preserves (about 100 g) • Rock sugar, to taste

lotus seeds (about 300 grams) • mixed dried persimmons, red dates, goji berries, and seaweed (about 150 grams total) • palm sugar (about 200 grams) • agar agar powder (about 10 grams) • coconut milk (about 13.5 ounces or 400 ml) • granulated sugar (about 70 grams) • dried butterfly pea flowers (about 10 grams) • lemon

almond flour (200 grams) • large egg • sugar substitute (10 grams) • milk (50 grams) • mixed nuts and seeds (cashews, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, watermelon seeds), candied lemon peel, candied ginger, lotus seeds, Chinese sausage, pork floss, dates, lime leaves, fried shallots, etc. (50 grams) • glutinous rice flour (50 grams) • five-spice powder • salted egg yolks, steamed and brushed with sesame oil • white wine • Chinese spiced wine (Mai Quế Lộ) • oyster sauce • sesame oil •

chicken (about 2 kg) • bird’s nest • red dates (about 50 grams) • dried longan (about 50 grams) • goji berries (about 50 grams) • enoki mushrooms (about 50 grams) • shiitake mushrooms (about 50 grams) • wood ear mushrooms (about 50 grams) • carrots (about 50 grams) • lotus seeds (about 50 grams) • pearl barley (about 50 grams) • yellow onion •

red snapper (about 2 lbs/900 grams) • small amount of each: shiitake mushrooms, wood ear mushrooms, cloves, dried jujube (red dates), enoki mushrooms, lotus seeds, goji berries • Carrot, lime leaves, ginger, tangerine peel, onion, cilantro stems, chili pepper • fish sauce (30 ml), • sugar (12 grams), • chili sauce (15 ml), • sesame oil (15 ml), garlic, black pepper

guavas • Asian pear • Fuji apple • cordyceps (about 2/3 oz) • dried red dates (about 2/3 oz) • goji berries (about 2/3 oz) • snow fungus • dried rose petals (or chrysanthemum, jasmine) • chia seeds • rock sugar (about 1/2 cup, 3.5 oz) • pandan leaves

chickpeas (30 grams) • mung beans (30 grams) • cashews (30 grams) • sea salt or pink salt • Raw cane sugar, rock sugar, or dates to sweeten, to taste • cooled boiled water (1250 ml)

chicken leg quarter • carrots, chopped (about 200 grams) • beets, chopped (about 200 grams) • daikon radish, chopped (about 200 grams) • corn kernels (about 100 grams) • dried red dates (jujubes) • small shallot • water (1 liter) • salt • sprigs of cilantro

dried longan, rinsed (about 100 g) • dried red dates, sliced and pitted (about 100 g) • rambutan, pitted (about 500 g) • chia seeds • cordyceps militaris • pandan leaves • water (2 liters) • agar powder, soft or firm (10 g) • sugar (about 200 g)

brown rice (30 grams) • raw pumpkin seeds (30 grams) • roasted cashews (40 grams) • sea salt or pink salt • Raw cane sugar, rock sugar, or dates to sweeten as desired • cooled boiled water (1250 ml)

brown rice (40 grams) • black beans (40 grams) • sea salt or pink salt • Raw cane sugar, rock sugar, or dates for sweetening, as desired • cooled boiled water (1250 ml)

raisins • ginkgo nuts • pre-cut seaweed strips • dried red dates • lotus root • dried longan • rock sugar (to taste)

chicken breasts • finely chopped lemongrass • small cup crispy fried shallots and garlic • cinnamon sticks • star anise pods • fresh lemongrass leaves • small piece ginger, smashed • dried jujube dates • bay leaves • Oyster sauce, soy sauce, sesame oil, olive oil, black pepper

pork hocks (hind legs) • Coke (12 fl oz / 355 ml) • star anise pods • dried jujubes (red dates) • Green onions • Shallots • bay leaves • five-spice powder • Fish sauce • Chicken bouillon powder • Sugar • Salt •

aloe vera • ginkgo nuts (about 100 grams) • split mung beans (about 200 grams) • dried jujube (red dates) and dried plums • water chestnuts, sliced • granulated sugar (about 200 grams) • cold water (about 1.5 liters)