Desserts
Mulberry and Black Sesame Paste
Mulberry and Black Sesame Paste is a classic traditional Chinese wellness paste, made with mulberries and black sesame seeds as the main ingredients, combined with rice or glutinous rice, ground and cooked to perfection. Mulberries are cold in nature, sweet and sour in taste, and channel to the Heart, Liver, and Kidney meridians. They are known for nourishing yin and blood, promoting salivation and moistening dryness, and tonifying the liver and kidney. Black sesame seeds are neutral in nature, sweet in taste, and channel to the Liver, Kidney, and Large Intestine meridians. They are known for tonifying the liver and kidney, nourishing the five viscera, and benefiting essence and blood. Together, mulberries nourish yin and blood, while black sesame seeds tonify the kidney and essence, achieving the combined effects of nourishing the liver and kidney, nourishing blood and moistening dryness, darkening hair and brightening the eyes, and benefiting intelligence and preventing aging. The finished paste is dark, glossy, and smooth, with the rich aroma of sesame perfectly balanced by the subtle sweetness of mulberries. This paste is especially suitable for daily nourishment of those with liver-kidney yin deficiency, essence-blood deficiency, premature greying, dizziness and blurred vision, and constipation due to intestinal dryness.
Main Ingredients
- Black sesame seeds 100g
- Mulberries 150g
- Rice (or japonica/glutinous rice) 100g
- White sugar (or rock sugar/brown sugar) 20g
- Water 1000ml
Steps
Roast black sesame seeds (if using raw): Dry-roast over low heat until fragrant. Clean mulberries: Soak dried mulberries in starch water for 10 minutes and rinse; soak fresh mulberries in salted water and rinse. Soak other ingredients (optional): Soak glutinous rice, black rice, etc., in cold water overnight.
Place all ingredients (black sesame seeds, mulberries, rice/glutinous rice, and other optional ingredients) into a soy milk maker or blender. Add water up to the "porridge" water level line. Soy milk maker: Turn on the power and select the "rice paste" function. Blender: Select the "rice paste" or "nutritious paste" mode and start.
Soy milk maker: Turn on the power and select the "rice paste" function. Blender: Select the "rice paste" or "nutritious paste" mode and start.
TCM Notes
Modern Nutrition Research: Liver-kidney nourishment, hair and skin health: Both black sesame and mulberries channel to the Liver and Kidney meridians. Rich in iron, zinc, and vitamin E, they promote blood circulation, increase hemoglobin, improve skin quality, and delay aging. Brain health and anti-aging: This paste nourishes the liver and kidney, benefiting intelligence and preventing aging. Suitable for those with memory decline and middle-aged/elderly individuals. Laxative effect: Black sesame moistens the intestines, and mulberries promote salivation and moisten dryness, effectively relieving constipation due to intestinal dryness. Blood nourishment and yin tonification: Mulberries nourish yin and blood, while black sesame benefits essence and blood, together improving blood deficiency, sallow complexion, dizziness, and blurred vision. Lipid-lowering effects: This paste helps lower blood lipids and serves as an adjunct dietary therapy for hyperlipidemia in middle-aged and elderly individuals.
Suitable for：Those with liver-kidney yin deficiency and essence-blood deficiency (dizziness, blurred vision, tinnitus, poor memory, sore lower back and weak knees) Those with premature greying and hair loss (hair-darkening and nourishing) Those with sallow complexion and blood deficiency (blood-nourishing and beautifying) Those with constipation due to intestinal dryness (laxative effect) Middle-aged and older adults (brain health, anti-aging, lipid-lowering) Those with hyperlipidemia (adjunctive therapy) Those with poor sleep quality (sleep improvement) Generally suitable for most people as a daily wellness paste in moderation
Not suitable for：Those with loose stools or chronic diarrhea: Black sesame has a laxative effect, and mulberries promote salivation and moisten dryness. Long-term consumption may worsen loose stools Those with severe spleen-stomach deficiency-cold: Mulberries are cold in nature and may worsen symptoms Those with chronic enteritis: Not recommended Diabetics: High sugar content — strictly control intake (use no sugar or minimal sugar) Those allergic to any of the above ingredients Infants under 1 year old: Digestive system not fully developed — not recommended
