Red Bean, Black Rice and Red Date Sweet Soup

Why people make this sweet soup

As the days shorten and temperatures drop through autumn and winter, Cantonese households reach for warming, blood-nourishing foods. This sweet soup came about when Nourilo bought a packet of black rice at the supermarket and discovered it was far better suited to a slow-cooked sweet soup than mixed into plain rice. The result is a deeply coloured, naturally sweet bowl that warms from the inside out — and the combination of red beans, black rice and red dates makes it as nutritious as it is satisfying.