Preserved Plum Lemon Sparkling Drink
🍋话梅柠檬气泡水！！太太太好喝了😭！！ · pan chinese cuisine
A popular homemade Chinese summer cooler: salted preserved plums (hua mei) are steeped in hot water, then combined with lemon slices and lemon-lime soda for a tangy, palate-cleansing drink. The original author notes the recipe shown makes about three glasses and that there is no fixed ratio — adjust to taste.
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Per serving (4 servings)
- Energy (kcal)
- Unknown
- Protein (g)
- Unknown
- Fat (g)
- Unknown
- Carbs (g)
- Unknown
- Sodium (mg)
- Unknown
Estimated from verified ingredient data for the original formula — not lab values, and one dish is not a full meal.
Lemon柠檬
1.0 piece
preserved plum (salted dried plum)话梅
8.0 piece
as needed
Steps
- 1
Step 1
Note: this makes about three glasses, and there is no fixed ratio — feel free to adjust the amounts to your own taste.
✅ Done when: You have reviewed the quantities and confirmed they suit the number of drinks you want to make.
- 2
Step 2
1) Pour boiling water over the preserved plums and let the soaking water cool. 2) Scrub the lemon clean with salt, then slice it and remove the seeds. 3) In each glass, add lemon slices, preserved plums, some of the plum soaking water, and lemon-lime soda.
✅ Done when: The plum soaking water has cooled to room temperature, and each glass is filled with lemon slices, plums, plum water, and fizzy soda.
- 3
Step 3
The drink is wonderfully refreshing and great for cutting through rich, heavy food.
✅ Done when: The drink tastes sweet, tangy, and refreshing, with visible lemon slices and plums in the glass.
- 4
Step 4
Instead of drinking plain lemon-lime soda, try upgrading it with preserved plums and lemon.
✅ Done when: Your finished drink includes the preserved plums and lemon rather than just plain soda.