Goji Berry (Gou Qi Zi)
目にも鮮やか！食べる目薬と呼ばれる「赤い宝石」
Description
'That red berry' sitting atop almond tofu. Called 'Gou Qi Zi' in China, it's consumed massively daily not just as a dessert garnish, but as a versatile medicinal spice adding 'natural sweetness' and 'vivid red color' to soups, teas, and hot pots. Said to be good for the eyes.
Classification: Everyone, Spice, Medicinal, Goji Berry, Soup, Dessert, Healthy
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How to use
Ingredients
- Dried mature fruit of Lycium barbarum(Goji Berry)
Instructions
- [Typical Uses]
- [Medicinal Soup/Hot Pot]: Sprinkle massively raw into chicken/mutton soups or Paitan hot pots (it absorbs soup, puffs up, and releases sweetness).
- Steep in hot water as 'Goji Tea'.
- Boil with white wood ear mushrooms and rock sugar for a cold medicinal dessert.
Learn more Substitutes, pairings, tips
Key spices
Gentle、natural sweetness and faint tartness、like a mix of tomato and raisin
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
(Can be perfectly substituted with JP supermarket 'Kuko no Mi')
Pairing
All Soups / Hot Pot / Porridge / Almond Tofu
Trivia
Called 'Goji Berry' in the West, it exploded as a superfood among celebs. Chinese office workers carry this daily in their thermos mixed with tea.
Eating tips & etiquette
The biggest trick is washing briefly and adding it '5-10 mins before completion'. Boiling it long-term from the start melts the berries without a trace and makes the soup sour.
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