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
Easy to find
