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Dried mussel meat, shelled and dried whole without added salt (hence the name, 'bland vegetable'), sold as small amber-brown nuggets. Soaked and cleaned of their beards, they give soups a deep, sweet-briny shellfish savour and a slightly chewy bite. A modest handful flavours a whole pot alongside hairy gourd or black-eyed beans.
Nature · warming Flavour · sweet、salty Meridians · liver、kidney
In Cantonese food therapy it is used to nourish the liver and kidneys, replenish blood and essence, and it is traditionally noted as rich in iodine.
Soak until soft, pull off the beards and rinse clean.
中國沿海（黃海至東海，山東、浙江、福建一帶） — AU retail is a single common grocer line (Golden Bag 80g via Umall), origin unstated
Common at Asian grocers · A$7.99–7.99 / 100g
Golden Bag Dried Mussels 80g $6.39; single observed line
“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.