Gorgon Nut / Fox Nut (Qian Shi)
スープに自然なとろみを！水に浮かぶ「鬼バス」の実
Description
Dried seeds of 'Gorgon', a giant water lily aquatic plant. Extremely rich in starch, becoming the etymological root of the Chinese word 'Gou Qian' (thickening with starch). Essential for the famous Cantonese medicinal soup 'Si Shen Tang'; boiling gives the soup natural thickness and fluffy, gentle sweetness.
Classification: Everyone, Ingredient, Dry Goods, Medicinal, Qian Shi, Gorgon Nut, For Soup, Starch
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How to use
Ingredients
- Dried seeds of Euryale ferox(Gorgon Nut)
Instructions
- [Typical Uses]
- [Si Shen Tang (Medicinal Pork Offal Soup)]: Braise pork intestines (or tripe) with
- god-tier herbs: this Qian Shi, lotus seeds (Lian Zi), yam (Huai Shan), and Poria (Fu Ling).
- Boil sweet with rock sugar alongside lotus seeds and lily bulbs for congee or dessert soup.
Learn more Substitutes, pairings, tips
Key spices
No overpowering taste; fluffy feel like sweet potato or chestnut、with a slightly chewy texture
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
(Hard to substitute. Fake texture with small tapioca pearls or use lotus seeds)
Pairing
Si Shen Tang (Medicinal Pork Offal Soup) / Lotus & Lily Sweet Congee
Trivia
Medically said to 'replenish spleen/kidneys and stop diarrhea'. Historically eaten as a precious starch source, now prized as a high-end soup ingredient to enjoy its fluffy texture.
Eating tips & etiquette
Looks like 'small round soybeans' or 'giant tapioca', but extremely hard. Similar in efficacy and texture to lotus seeds (Lian Zi), so they are often used as a set.
Allergen
None