街市THE WET MARKET
Onion
洋蔥
whets the appetiteeases indigestion理氣和胃
The familiar bulb onion, papery-skinned with layered flesh. Peeled and chunked (often sweated first to bring out its sugars) it deepens tomato-and-potato pots like ABC soup with a rounded savoury sweetness.
TCM properties
Nature · warming Flavour · pungent、sweet
Traditional food therapy
In Cantonese food therapy onion is used to open the appetite, ease food stagnation and harmonise the stomach.
Cautions: read first
- Keep it moderate if you bloat easily or have excess stomach acid
Preparation
Peel and cut into chunks; frying it fragrant before it goes into the soup brings out more sweetness.
Origin
Grown right across Australia. Supermarket staple; Australian supply is locally grown
Availability in Australia
Easy to find
