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Ginger milk curd
Also known as: 姜撞奶
Cantonese milk dessert naturally set by fresh ginger juice and lightly sweetened.
About Ginger milk curd
Ginger milk curd is a Cantonese dessert from Shawan in Guangdong in which hot sweetened milk sets against fresh ginger juice. This profile keeps the traditional three-ingredient structure without gelatin or starch.
Milk gives the curd a gentle creamy sweetness, while fresh ginger contributes a warm, clean heat and citrusy aroma. Sugar softens the spice without covering the distinctive dairy-and-ginger contrast.
The dessert is glossy white to pale cream and softly set in a bowl, with a smooth surface and no visible gel layer. Its texture is silky, trembling and delicate, closer to a tender custard than a firm pudding.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Milk.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Ginger milk curd
Cantonese Ginger Milk Curd.
- Fresh ginger juiceNatural milk-setting enzyme and warm spice
- Fresh whole milkSilky dairy curd
- SugarGentle sweetness
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Fresh ginger juice: . Juice is freshly pressed from ginger root and maps to the established ginger route.
- Fresh whole milk:
- Sugar:
Origins & food traditions
Chinese cookbook author Wei Guo supplies the complete three-ingredient recipe selected here, extracting juice from fresh ginger before pouring precisely heated sweetened milk over it to set. The reference article independently identifies ginger milk curd as a Guangdong dessert traditionally made from ginger, milk and sugar, with the ginger enzyme setting the milk proteins.
Countries
- China
- ChinaCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Chinese Cuisine
- Cantonese Cuisine
- Guangdong Cuisine
- Cantonese cuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.