Poria Powder 250g
茯苓粉
From S$15.00
- Net weight
- 250 g
About poria
A pale, chalky fungus sold as cubes, slices or powder. Effectively tasteless, which is why it appears in so many mixed soups. This pack is 250 g net. At the quantities below that is about 17 pots of soup.
Also known as fu ling, fuk ling, poria cocos, 茯苓, tuckahoe.
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What people use it for
One of the four in si shen soup, alongside huai shan, lotus seed and gorgon fruit. Powdered, it is stirred into drinks and porridge.
How to prepare it
Rinse the cubes and simmer for an hour with the rest of the soup. The powder dissolves straight into hot liquid.
Keeping it
Airtight and dry.
Questions people ask
Does poria taste of anything?
Almost nothing. It is there for texture and as part of the traditional four-ingredient combination, not for flavour.
How far does this pack go?
At the quantity in the instructions above, about 17 pots of soup from this pack.