红莲炖雪蛤 (Hashima Double-Boiled With Red Dates and Lotus Seeds)
Dinner @ "楼外楼", a famous Hangzhou restaurant with family.
Hashima is both a Chinese tonic as well as a popular dessert ingredient (usually with ladies). It is in fact, the dried fatty tissue found near the fallopian tubes of true frogs, typically the Asiatic Grass Frog (Rana chensinensis).
The source of Hashima is from the Northeastern provinces of China and we were gobsmacked at the gigantic portion that was served for the price we paid (79RMB).
The double-boiled Hashima (always sweetened), has a slight gelantinous texture, almost jelly-like. They are a common Traditional Chinese Medicine ingredient, reported to replenish vital essence in the lungs, kidneys, and improving skin complexion. Hashima is also prescribed to treat respiratory problems.
红莲炖雪蛤 (Hashima Double-Boiled With Red Dates and Lotus Seeds)
Dinner @ "楼外楼", a famous Hangzhou restaurant with family.
Hashima is both a Chinese tonic as well as a popular dessert ingredient (usually with ladies). It is in fact, the dried fatty tissue found near the fallopian tubes of true frogs, typically the Asiatic Grass Frog (Rana chensinensis).
The source of Hashima is from the Northeastern provinces of China and we were gobsmacked at the gigantic portion that was served for the price we paid (79RMB).
The double-boiled Hashima (always sweetened), has a slight gelantinous texture, almost jelly-like. They are a common Traditional Chinese Medicine ingredient, reported to replenish vital essence in the lungs, kidneys, and improving skin complexion. Hashima is also prescribed to treat respiratory problems.