Dehydrated Rhizoma Dioscoreae Powder 500g
脱水河南淮山
S$23.80 S$28.00
- Net weight
- 500 g
- Shelf life
- 12 months
About dried huai shan
Chinese yam, peeled and dried into hard white slices. Almost tasteless on its own and slightly starchy, which is exactly what it is there for - it gives a soup body. This pack is 500 g net. At the quantities below that is about 25 pots of soup. That works out at S$4.76 per 100 g.
Also known as chinese yam, shan yao, wai san, 淮山, dioscorea, dried yam slices.
What people use it for
One of the four ingredients in si shen soup, and a standard slice-in for pork rib soup, chicken soup and porridge.
How to prepare it
Rinse, soak 20 minutes, then simmer with the soup for an hour. It does not need to be soft before it goes in.
Keeping it
Airtight and dry. Sulphur-free stock is off-white rather than bright white and can darken slightly, which is normal.
Questions people ask
Why is some huai shan much whiter than others?
Bleaching. The packs marked sulphur-free are the duller, more natural colour - that is the trade-off.
How much for one pot of soup?
A small handful, about 20 g, for a family pot of two litres.
How far does this pack go?
At the quantity in the instructions above, about 25 pots of soup from this pack.
Is the bigger pack cheaper?
This one works out at S$4.76 per 100 g. One Sunny lists most items in more than one size, so compare that figure rather than the pack price.
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