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Dried sticks of soy milk skin: the film that forms on simmering soy milk is lifted, folded and dried into brittle golden rods. Soaked soft and added mid-to-late in the boil, it half-melts into the pot, releasing a gentle soy creaminess that thickens and mellows the broth — the signature body of pepper and pig's stomach soup and beancurd-ginkgo sweet soup.
Nature · neutral Flavour · sweet、bland Meridians · lung、spleen、stomach
In Cantonese food therapy beancurd stick is used to moisten the lungs and ease dryness while nurturing the stomach, hence its place in autumn sweet soups.
Soak in warm water until soft and snip into lengths; it dissolves easily in soup, so add it partway through rather than at the start.
全國皆有生產；雲南石屏豆腐皮素有名聲 — AU Asian grocers stock several brands, including Yunnan Shiping cut yuba (Qiancheng) and Dah Yung Hwa sticks
Common at Asian grocers · A$2.33–2.8 / 100g
Qiancheng Yuan Zhi 150g $3.49 (sale, was $4.39); Dah Yung Hwa 200g $5.59 (sale, was $6.89); Qiancheng Baiwei Shiping cut yuba 250g $5.89
“The pot she makes when someone needs looking after.”
Lo Fo Tong is cultural food-heritage reference, not medical advice. If you are pregnant, unwell or on medication, talk to your doctor or registered practitioner before changing what is in the pot.