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Dried fruits for soups

Aug 4th, 2005
by Lilian.

Here are some dried fruits commongly used by Chinese to boil soups. These soups can either be sweet dessert or soups boiled with meats and bones.

lohankuo

This is the loh han kuo (Cucurbitaceae fruit) which is purportedly to give :

Spleen & Lungs - the effects of Antipyretic; moist; calming; and relaxing.

Indications: Digestive tract problems; sore throats, coughs, headache and tension.

Remarks: Effective for elimination of constipation, diarrhea, or other digestive problems; relaxes digestive tract and, thus, relieves tension and helps to reduce headaches.

Next is the honey dates. This is the version that is without sugar coating. One large packet costs about RM4 only.

honeydate

And another batch of dried fruits, consisting of dried persimmon, dried longan and sugar tangerine (kat peng).

driedstuff

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4 Comments on “Dried fruits for soups”

  1. #1 Malaysia Best » Blog Archive » Lo Han Kuo herbal dessert for hazey days
    on Aug 4th, 2005 at 1:47 pm

    [...] « Dried fruits for soups [...]

  2. #2 Athene
    on Aug 4th, 2005 at 8:51 pm

    what a co-incident! that’s exactly what we had this evening, bought it from this bakery in sg.ara @ RM1.50 per round plastic container. sedap betui…

  3. #3 Athene
    on Aug 4th, 2005 at 8:54 pm

    satu soalan ‘bodo’ - what’s the difference between loh han kuo & longan? i was under the impression those are one & the same… malu betul…

  4. #4 Malaysia Best » Recipe : Honey sea-coconut and loh han guo herbal drink for cough
    on Aug 17th, 2006 at 10:10 am

    [...] The dried ingredients are featured in this post. And an almost similar dessert using dried persimmon is here. Fresh sea coconut sold by roadside vendor can be seen here. [...]