Ophiopogon Tuber (Mai Dong)
咳止め漢方の定番！スープやお茶に浮かぶ「黄色いアーモンド」
Description
Dried tuberous roots of the asparagus family. Highly famous as the main ingredient in the JP herbal medicine 'Bakumondoto'; a raw drug that stops dry coughs and intensely moisturizes the lungs/throat. In Chinese cooking, it's tossed whole (shaped like almonds/peanuts) into medicinal soups or daily health teas.
Classification: Everyone, Ingredient, Dry Goods, Medicinal, Mai Dong, Ophiopogon, Moisturizing, Tea, Throat Care
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How to use
Ingredients
- Dried tuberous roots of Ophiopogon japonicus
Instructions
- [Typical Uses]
- [Mai Dong Tea (Throat Care Blend)]: Put a few tubers in a mug with goji, chrysanthemum, and rock sugar, pour boiling water. The ultimate ally for those overusing their throats.
- [Medicinal Soup]: Braise with Sha Shen, Yu Zhu, and pork bones to protect the body from autumn dryness.
Learn more Substitutes, pairings, tips
Key spices
Faint natural sweetness、with a sticky、slightly viscous texture
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
(Irreplaceable. Substitute throat care with honey)
Pairing
Throat Care Tea / Medicinal Pork Soup / White Wood Ear Dessert
Trivia
Soups/desserts combining Sha Shen and this Mai Dong are called 'Sha Shen Mai Dong Tang', essential in China's dry seasons. When drinking as tea, the trick is cutting it in half with scissors to release nutrients easier before adding hot water.
Eating tips & etiquette
Looks like 'yellowish translucent almonds', but has a hard core in the center (commercial ones usually have the core removed). Puffs up plumply when rehydrated in hot water.
Allergen
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