Dried Fig (Wu Hua Guo Gan)
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Description
Figs dried rock-hard. Unlike 'soft dried figs for snacking' from Turkey, the ones sold in Chinese dry goods corners are completely dehydrated and hard as stones (exclusively for soup). Braising them with pork/chicken imparts an 'intense, elegant fruity sweetness' and depth to the soup that sugar cannot produce.
Classification: Everyone, Ingredient, Dry Goods, Medicinal, Wu Hua Guo, Fig, For Soup, Sweetness, Healthy
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How to use
Ingredients
- Dried fruit of Ficus carica(Fig)
Instructions
- [Typical Uses]
- [Wu Hua Guo Pai Gu Tang (Fig & Rib Soup)]: Toss 2-
- hard whole figs into a pot with pork spareribs, carrots, corn, and almonds, simmer for hours (super classic Cantonese soup).
- Boil sweet with snow pear and white wood ear as a 'throat-soothing dessert' (Tong Sui).
Learn more Substitutes, pairings, tips
Key spices
Rich fruit sweetness distinct from sugar、slight fruity tartness、and crunchy seeds
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Substitute with JP supermarket baking dried figs (non-oil-coated)
Pairing
Pork Sparerib Soup / Whole Chicken Soup / White Wood Ear Dessert
Trivia
The braised fig absorbs meat broth, becoming plump and soft; it's supremely delicious eaten as is (the crunchy seeds inside are addictive).
Eating tips & etiquette
The grand ace responsible for sweetness in Cantonese 'Lao Huo Tang' (long-simmered medicinal soups), alongside Monk Fruit, Jujube, and Candied Dates. Soup with figs becomes astonishingly mellow and loved by children.
Allergen
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