Millettia Speciosa Root (Niu Da Li)
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Description
Dried sliced roots of a legume vine, a maniac medicinal dry good unique to Guangdong. Medically considered a silver bullet for nourishment, said to 'strengthen lower back/knee muscles and bones, granting giant strength (Da Li) like a cow'. Cantonese moms simmer this soup for fathers doing physical labor or suffering from back pain.
Classification: Hardcore, Ingredient, Dry Goods, Medicinal, Niu Da Li, Millettia, Guangdong Cuisine, Lao Huo Tang, Nourishing
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How to use
Ingredients
- Millettia speciosa root(Dried slices)
Instructions
- [Typical Uses]
- [Niu Da Li Du Zhong Zhu Gu Tang (Millettia, Eucommia & Pork Bone Tonic Soup)]: Simmer washed Niu Da Li, Eucommia (Du Zhong = blood-pressure-lowering bark), goji, and jujubes for hours in a claypot with pork bones. A Guangdong power soup reviving tired bodies from the core.
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Key spices
Plain taste、but has slight sweetness and a faint earthy aroma like chestnut or kudzu root unique to legumes
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
(Irreplaceable. Mimic effects with JP 'Maca' or 'Siberian Ginseng' tea)
Pairing
Pork Bones / Eucommia (Du Zhong) / Goji Berries / Candied Dates (Mi Zao)
Trivia
Mandatorily appears in recipe books for Cantonese 'Lao Huo Tang' (long-simmered soups), an ultra-important item for surviving Southern humidity and fatigue.
Eating tips & etiquette
Looks like 'whitish dried sliced tree branch rounds (slightly akin to lotus root slices)'. Fibers are too hard to eat even after hours of braising, used completely as 'wood purely for extracting essence (broth)'.
Allergen
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