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The pork pancreas, a long flat glandular organ that lies across the pig's belly — hence the Cantonese name 'horizontal tongue'. Stripped of its white fatty membrane and blanched, it melts into the soup, giving a distinctive smooth richness. Inseparable from gai gwat cho in the classic liver-care soup.
Nature · neutral Flavour · sweet Meridians · spleen、lung
In Cantonese food therapy it is used to strengthen the spleen, moisten dryness, clear the liver and nourish the lungs, most famously in the traditional pairing with gai gwat cho.
Peel off the white fatty membrane and blanch it (飛水) to take off the offal smell.
全國豬場飼養；亞洲肉檔櫃檯部位 — Ask-at-counter Asian butcher item in AU; not covered by the online price survey
Herbal shops / specialists
“Heaty? Then this is the pot.”
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.