百子櫃 ›
The broad leaf of the lotus, sold dried and folded fan-like, or fresh in summer; half a leaf serves a family pot. It infuses the broth with a gentle tea-like fragrance and a whisper of bitterness that reads unmistakably as summer.
Nature · neutral Flavour · bitter Meridians · liver、spleen、stomach
A summer leaf in Cantonese food therapy, floated in winter-melon and barley pots to lift the clear yang, dispel summer damp and cool the season's heat.
Rinse dried lotus leaf, soak it soft and snip it into pieces. Fresh leaf is simply washed and used. Half a leaf is the usual amount for a family pot in summer.
湖南、湖北等湖區（另江浙）
Common at Asian grocers
“The pot for damp weather.”
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.