Chinese Traditional Desserts

accompanied with rice	the ubiquitous cup of tea

When talking about Chinese food, most people tend to think of an assortment of stir-fried dishes, usually When talking about Chinese food, most people tend to think of an assortment of stir-fried dishes, usually accompanied with rice and the ubiquitous cup of tea.rice and the ubiquitous cup of tea.

Still, a few Chinese desserts have caught on in the foreigners. One is Peking Dust, a gooey concoction featuring fresh chestnuts and whipped cream.
The other is eight precious pudding (it may also be called eight treasure pudding or eight precious rice). This rice pudding is filled with an assortment of colorful fruits such as maraschino cherries and dates, each representing a "treasure" - a precious stone such as ruby or jade. One word of caution: some people find both this dessert and Almond Tea to be overly sweet.
Another popular dessert is Almond Tea. Chinese vendors used to sell almond tea from door to door.
In those days it was made by hand grinding raw rice and almonds; fortunately, today you can use rice flour and almond paste.  Adding agar-agar or unflavored gelatin to Almond Tea gives you Almond Junket.