老火湯LO FO TONG

百子櫃

百子櫃THE HUNDRED DRAWERS

Wheat vermicelli

麵線
和胃易入口

Very fine salted wheat noodles, sold in bundles. They cook in a minute or two in boiling water and collapse if left longer. 麻油麵線 is this noodle, lifted out and dressed with the sesame-oil and ginger broth.

TCM properties

Nature · neutral Flavour · sweet Meridians · spleen、stomach

Traditional food therapy

Not a tonic; its virtue is that it is soft and easy to get down when the appetite has not come back.

Cautions: read first

  • It is already salted, so season the broth lightly.
  • Contains wheat; not for anyone avoiding gluten.

Preparation

Blanch for one to two minutes in boiling water, then lift and drain.

Origin

Best known from Fujian and Taiwan, and also made in Guangdong. Sold dry in bundles at Australian Asian grocers

Availability in Australia

Common at Asian grocers

Pairs well with