Snow Swallow (Xue Yan / Gum Tragacanth)
水に入れると糸を引く！？高級ツバメの巣に化ける「白い樹液」
Description
Solidified sap of the Sterculiaceae family (Pingpong tree etc.), dominating the Chinese beauty sweet world alongside Tao Jiao. As the name 'Snow Swallow' suggests, rehydrating expands it dozens of times, miraculously unraveling into thin, translucent threads exactly like real 'premium bird's nest' (Yan Wo).
Classification: Popular among women, Ingredient, Dry Goods, Medicinal, Xue Yan, Dessert, Beauty, Plant Bird's Nest, Thread-like
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How to use
Ingredients
- Dried resin secreted from Sterculiaceae plants(Pingpong tree etc.)
Instructions
- [Typical Uses]
- [Tao Jiao Xue Yan Geng (Double Sap Ultimate Beauty Sweet)]: Simmer overnight-soaked Xue Yan and Tao Jiao on low for
- mins with milk (or coconut milk) and rock sugar. *Xue Yan dissolves into water if boiled too long; ALWAYS add '
- mins before completion'.
Learn more Substitutes, pairings, tips
Key spices
Tasteless and odorless. Indistinguishable from real bird's nest; a premium jelly texture 'slurping in thin threads'
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
(Irreplaceable. Only substitute is buying real bird's nest)
Pairing
Milk / Papaya / Tao Jiao (Peach Gum) / Rock Sugar
Trivia
Truly indistinguishable in texture from real bird's nest costing hundreds of thousands of yen. If sold looking like 'white rock sugar chunks' in an Asian store, it's this magical sap.
Eating tips & etiquette
While Tao Jiao becomes 'round jelly', Xue Yan becomes 'thin thread (vermicelli) jelly'. Chinese women blend the two, simmering them on weekends as a 'god-tier dessert to survive skin aging'.
Allergen
None