Cool Bean Dessert Made by Pea Have you ever eaten a kind of cool bean dessert made by pea in summer? My mother always make some peacakes in summer. It is really a good snack for summer refreshing. Here are main steps to make it. Pea(Chinese called wandou) is the main material, first soaking the peas in water for one day in order to remove their skins, second(it is the most important step) boiling the peas until they are mushy, of course you need to contral the boiling time to make sure you can make the figures what you want. Crystal sugar is the necessary ingredient to make a successful peacake too. It was said the peacake were tributed to the royal palace in Qing Dynasty, so many civilians couldn't afford such tributs. But eventally the home make peacakes were more popular with the advantages in price, taste and making stytles, more and more people can enjoy this kind of snack in summer. The main reason I love the snack is beacuse of it's keeping the food's original nature. You can try to make one if you are a true foodie. Don't forget to put your peacake into refrigrerator, that's the real cool bean dessert you made.