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百子櫃

百子櫃THE HUNDRED DRAWERS

Dried squid

魷魚
提鮮補虛

Squid dried until stiff and dusted white. Soaked, sliced and steamed into a pork patty, it gives up all its savour into the meat. One is enough for a plate.

TCM properties

Nature · neutral Flavour · salty Meridians · liver、kidney

Traditional food therapy

Food therapy treats dried squid as supplementing a depleted body; in practice it is there for the savour.

Cautions: read first

  • A mollusc allergen.
  • High in purines; take care with gout or raised uric acid.

Preparation

Soak in cold water for an hour until pliable, then slice.

Origin

Dried along the Guangdong and Fujian coasts. At the dried-seafood counter of Australian Asian grocers

Availability in Australia

Common at Asian grocers

Pairs well with