Jujube (Hong Zao / Red Date)
1日3粒で老い知らず！？火鍋にもデザートにも浮かぶ赤い宝石
Description
Fruit of the buckthorn family, dried until bright red. A beauty/health superfood consumed massively daily by Chinese women who believe 'eating 3 a day prevents aging forever'. Possesses natural deep sweetness, tossed directly into all dishes: soups, hot pots, teas, and desserts.
Classification: Everyone, Ingredient, Spice, Medicinal, Hong Zao, Jujube, For Soup, Dessert, Beauty
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How to use
Ingredients
- Dried fruit of Ziziphus jujuba(Jujube/Red Date)
Instructions
- [Typical Uses]
- [Medicinal Soup/Hot Pot]: Toss several whole into chicken/mutton soups or hot pot bases like Haidilao (melts fruity sweetness into the soup).
- [Jujube Tea]: Steep in hot water with goji, longan, and rock sugar as a health/beauty tea.
- Boil sweet with white wood ears for dessert.
- Eat raw as a snack.
Learn more Substitutes, pairings, tips
Key spices
Gentle、fruity、deep sweetness like a mix of apple and raisin
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
(Can substitute sweetness with Dates, but aroma differs)
Pairing
All Medicinal Soups / Hot Pot / Herbal Tea / Dessert
Trivia
In Chinese supermarkets, giant 'Xinjiang Da Zao' the size of softballs are piled high as premium goods. If making authentic Chinese soups at home, this is an absolute must-buy essential item.
Eating tips & etiquette
When adding to soup or tea, pro trick is scoring with a knife or tearing by hand to expose the seed before putting in hot water, allowing sweetness and nutrients to dissolve fully. The fluffy braised flesh is eaten directly (mind the seed).
Allergen
None