Taoist health-preserving congee

Author: Peng Mingquan / Country:
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Publish Date: 2006-06-01
Features: Chinese Taoist health porridge is made from grains, health-preserving Chinese herbs, other foods, and seasonings. There are many types of health porridge, each with different effects. They can be summarized into two categories:
(1) Cooking medicine and grain together: This method involves cooking medicine and grains together with water, adding seasoning. It not only has a significant therapeutic effect but also has a very beautiful taste and appearance. Examples include lotus seed porridge and coix seed jujube porridge.
(2) Cooking medicine and food separately: This method involves cooking medicine and food separately before combining them to make porridge. The specific methods are:
1. Extracting juice: First, extract the concentrated juice from the medicine, then cook it with grains to make porridge. This method is further divided into juice-cooked porridge and porridge-mixed-with-juice.
2. Grinding into powder: Grind the medicine in the porridge into fine powder. After the porridge is cooked, sprinkle the powder while stirring. The porridge becomes thick and ready. This method is mainly used when the medicine is not suitable for long cooking. For example, the method of making bai bo porridge.