Black Dates (Smoked Jujube)
お肉が黒光りする！燻製の香りと深いコクを生む「黒いなつめ」
Description
Red dates (Hongzao) smoked with wood smoke (or long-aged) until pitch-black. Unlike Hongzao's refreshing sweetness, it features heavy prune-like sweetness and smoky aroma.
Classification: For Adults,Dried Spice,King of Smoky Richness
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How to use
Ingredients
- Hei Zao(Smoked dates/jujube)
Instructions
- [Usage Secret]
- [Shi Quan Da Bu Tang] Base of the pitch-black medicinal soup. Using this Black Date instead of Red imparts an intense smoked-meat-like richness and 'glossy black shine' to the soup.
- [Braised Pork (Luwei)] Add 2-
- with star anise when making braised pork belly or trotters. Pork fat and smoky sweetness fuse perfectly into pro flavor.
- [Medicinal Liquor] Steep in Kaoliang to DIY health liquor (Yomeishu style).
Learn more Substitutes, pairings, tips
Key spices
Heavy sweet aroma like brown sugar、prunes、or wood smoke
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Large prunes (similar texture/sweetness but no smoke aroma)
Pairing
Shi Quan Da Bu Tang, Braised pork belly, Medicinal liquor
Trivia
[For Adults] Same 'date', but red and black have distinct uses. Red (Hongzao) is for teas, sweets, light chicken soups. Black (Hei Zao) is for 'hearty braises of gamey meats' like pork or mutton. One of the true identities of the 'deep umami' when drinking pitch-black medicinal soup (like Paigu Tang) at Taiwanese night markets.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Place Black Dates simmered gooey alongside meat over rice with meat fat, eating it as a supreme 'smoky fruit sauce'!
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