百子櫃 ›
The kernel of the ginkgo seed, ivory-yellow and pleasantly chewy once cooked, sold shelled and vacuum-packed or still in its smooth shell. Shelled, skinned and with the bitter germ removed, a modest handful gives congee, foo jook sweet soup and savoury pots a tender bite and gentle bitterness; it must always be cooked through and eaten in limited numbers.
Nature · neutral Flavour · sweet、bitter Meridians · lung
In Cantonese food therapy a few cooked nuts are traditionally used to consolidate the lungs, steady laboured breathing in the traditional sense, and check discharge and frequent night urination.
Shell them, slip off the skins and take out the core, which is the germ and the most toxic part, then cook them right through.
江蘇泰興（另山東郯城、廣西靈川）
Common at Asian grocers
“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.