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Chinese Sweets Beyond the Main Meal
Fruit, rice-based snacks, filled pastries, shaved ice and sweet soups all appear in Chinese dessert traditions. Some are eaten with tea or between meals rather than after dinner.
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This guide helps you recognize what is being offered instead of expecting a single dessert course. Mooncakes and red bean pastries differ from steamed rice sweets, while baobing and warm sweet soups suit different moments and seasons. Some restaurants may not offer a separate dessert at all.
Useful to know
Look for baobing if you want shaved ice with syrup, or for a sweet soup when you prefer something warm.
Rice-based gao and wheat-based bing are different kinds of snack; check fillings and preparation.
Do not count on every restaurant serving dessert; sweets may be found separately or with tea.
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