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), a legendary, traditional Cantonese dessert. The "solid story" of this dessert is a fascinating mix of ancient folklore and a genuinely surprising culinary chemical reaction.

Knowing the medicinal properties of ginger, she wanted to drink fresh ginger juice to soothe her throat, but it was far too spicy and bitter to drink on its own. milkandginger_0098.jpg

What the old woman didn't know was that she had just executed a perfect biochemical reaction. To make ginger milk curd, you do not use gelatin, agar, or eggs. The "solid" magic happens because: ), a legendary, traditional Cantonese dessert

To make it palatable, she heated up some fresh water buffalo milk and poured it into her bowl of ginger juice. What the old woman didn't know was that

in public records for a file named milkandginger_0098.jpg or a specific story titled "Solid Story" attached to it. However, "milk and ginger" strongly refers to Ginger Milk Curd (or Ginger Milk Pudding