Dried Lily Flower 500g
黄花菜500g
S$14.20 S$14.80
- Net weight
- 500 g
- Shelf life
- 12 months
About dried lily
Dried lily, sold either as the pale bulb petals for soups or as the golden dried flower buds used in cooking. This pack is 500 g net. At the quantities below that is about 33 pots of soup. That works out at S$2.84 per 100 g.
Also known as lily bulb, bai he, gum chum, golden needles, 百合, dried lily flower.
What people use it for
Lily bulb goes into sweet soups with snow fungus and lotus seed, and into savoury double-boiled soups. The dried flower buds are the "golden needles" in mu shu and hot and sour dishes.
How to prepare it
Rinse and soak 20 to 30 minutes, then simmer with the rest of the soup for 30 to 40 minutes.
Keeping it
Airtight and dry.
Questions people ask
Do I need to soak dried lily?
A 20 to 30 minute soak is enough. It goes into the pot with everything else after that.
How far does this pack go?
At the quantity in the instructions above, about 33 pots of soup from this pack.
Is the bigger pack cheaper?
This one works out at S$2.84 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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