Qbean Soy Bean Porridge

For years soy bean products have been well loved, especially by women, for containing many health benefits. Besides being extremely low in cholesterol, promotes baby soft skin, prevents osteoporosis soy also contains Omega 3 and 6 acids, thus promoting weight loss.

Japan is considered one of the largest consumer of soy products in the world and surprise, surprise, their rate of fatalities due to cardiac arrest is also the lowest.

Here in Malaysia and Singapore, popular soy products include soy bean milk and tau fu fah (tau hwa in Hokkien or tau huey as our neighbors down South call it) and are commonly available via street hawkers in any market or pasar malam.

When Qbean was born, they made these favorite soy bean desserts trendy.

We all know that soy bean milk is great for desserts, but it can be used for savory dishes as well.

Qbean's soy bean porridge is a classic example. A bowl of porridge topped with a generous ladle of soy bean milk, salted egg and garnished with spring onions and fried shallots.

Soy bean porridge and a hot cup of soy bean milk with brown sugar

It may look like a small bowl, but it is surprisingly very filling. There is definitely the unmistakable hint of soy pungency in the dish. However, to make the dish taste better, it would be nice to add a dash of sesame seed oil, which wasn't available.

But does it take an otherwise ordinary drink to a new level? Not really in my humble opinion. The novelty wears off pretty quickly.

Go ahead and try it if you are curious about what soy bean milk taste like as a savory dish. But don't expect it to blow your mind.