Fish Maw (Hua Jiao)
フカヒレに並ぶコラーゲンの塊！黄金に輝く「食べる美容液」
Description
The ultimate premium seafood dry good made by drying the 'swim bladder' of large fish like croaker or sturgeon. One of 'China's Four Great Delicacies' (Abalone, Sea Cucumber, Shark Fin, Hua Jiao/Fish Maw). Said to surpass shark fin in gelatin (collagen) purity. Absolutely essential in high-end Cantonese soups for women's beauty and postpartum recovery.
Classification: Ultimate High-end, Ingredient, Dry Goods, Fish Swim Bladder, Hua Jiao, Yu Du, For Soup, Collagen, Beauty
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How to use
Ingredients
- Swim bladder of large fish (Croaker etc.)(Dried)
Instructions
- [Typical Uses]
- [Hua Jiao Dun Ji Tang (Fish Maw & Whole Chicken Premium Soup)]: Simmer perfectly rehydrated Hua Jiao for hours in a claypot with a whole chicken, jujubes, and goji. Collagen melts into the soup, making it so thick it glues your lips.
- Braise with abalone/sea cucumber in oyster sauce (like Buddha Jumps Over the Wall).
Learn more Substitutes, pairings, tips
Key spices
Tasteless and odorless. Premium 'bouncy、sticky' jelly texture having absorbed soup to the limit
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
(Irreplaceable. Supplement collagen with shark fin or beef tendon)
Pairing
Whole Chicken Soup / Braised Abalone / Oyster Sauce
Trivia
HK celebs and wealthy families prefer eating this 'Hua Jiao' for beauty/health over shark fin. The braised fish maw melts syrupy in the mouth, possessing a magic that captivates women.
Eating tips & etiquette
Looks like 'yellow plastic boards' or 'giant shoehorns' when dry, rock-hard. Requires pro-level prep: rehydrating in water, then boiling with ginger and scallion to thoroughly extract fishy odors (Fa Pao).
Allergen
Seafood