Tied Shirataki / Konjac Knots (Mo Yu Jie)
火鍋の最強のダイエット要員！中国でも大人気の「結びしらたき」
Description
'Mo Yu' means Konjac in Chinese. Exactly the same as JP 'Tied Shirataki', recently gaining explosive popularity among health-conscious young women as a topping in Chinese hot pot and Ma La Tang shops. An excellent zero-calorie ingredient that heavily coats itself in Ma La soup.
Classification: Everyone, Ingredient, Konjac, Mo Yu Jie, Hot Pot, Oden, Healthy, Diet
Shops selling Tied Shirataki / Konjac Knots (Mo Yu Jie)
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How to use
Ingredients
- Konjac yam powder
- Water
- Calcium hydroxide(Coagulant)
Instructions
- [Typical Uses]
- [Ma La Hot Pot / Ma La Tang Ingredient]: Dump massively into boiling spicy soup as a 'bulk-up' ingredient to eat until full without worrying about calories.
- Toss with cucumbers in black vinegar/garlic sauce as a cold dish (Liangban Mo Yu Si).
- Skewer and BBQ at street stalls (Shao Kao).
Learn more Substitutes, pairings, tips
Key spices
Tasteless; the same 'squeaky、snappy' texture as JP Shirataki
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Exactly the same as JP supermarket 'Tied Shirataki', so use that
Pairing
Ma La Hot Pot / Ma La Tang / Sesame Sauce
Trivia
In China, besides putting it in soup, junk-food ways of eating it—like charcoal-grilling or frying violently with massive garlic and chili oil—are also highly popular.
Eating tips & etiquette
Sold in plastic packs soaked in water in the fridge section of Asian stores. Re-evaluated as a 'health food' in China under Japanese food influence, becoming a classic popular menu item in convenience store Oden (Guan Dong Zhu).
Allergen
None