Almond Dew?

[reedmangler]

Couldn't resist buying a bottle of Almond Dew during my last trip to the Asian market. Anyone know what to do with it?

[buttertart]

If it's the thickish white stuff you can dilute it with water for a tasty drink - usually drunk hot in the winter. I've only ever seen the powdered stuff, what brand is yours?

[reedmangler]

It's a clear liquid--can't tell the brand name because the label is written entirely in Asian characters.

[buttertart]

Post a photo, I read Chinese.

[reedmangler]

Anything you can tell me would be great!

[buttertart]

Seems to be the liquid version of what I used to buy powdered. I'll look in a Chinese market this weekend and see if I can find it. The instructions on the back are a bit blurry.

[reedmangler]

Yeah--sorry about that--my camera is a bit on the 'outdated' side.

Conversely, I am going to try to find the powdered kind in my market :)

[buttertart]

The powdered one is nice, it makes a thickish drink. Very almondy. I'm thinking because this has almond oil in it it will be cloudy when diluted (like ouzo).

[reedmangler]

I've been thinking of making a cocktail with it--maybe with some Calvados or other brandy. I'm just afraid to open it as I don't know how long it will keep once it's open. And I also fear that I will not be able to find it again at the market.

[buttertart]

Ingredients are stable, I should think, I'd chance it. Was it with the drink powders and whatnot?

[Tripeler]

After you open it, it keeps for years. That was my experience.

[buttertart]

I was in a midsized Chinese market this weekend and didn't see either. :(

[reedmangler]

Well that's a bummer! I'm thinking of using some in my Thanksgiving cocktails. Oh--I can't remember in which section I found it. Maybe by the vinegars?

[buttertart]

I'll keep an eye out.

[Tripeler]

I believe it is used to make the soft Annin-doufu dessert of almond milk flavored tofu.

[reedmangler]

Thanks--I'll Google that!