Efficacy. Characteristics. Therapy. Modern medicine. Handling. Caution. Storage
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Efficacy: Nourishing yin and nourishing the kidneys, replenishing the essence and nourishing the skin, strengthening the foundation and nourishing the vitality.
Characteristics: sweet, warm
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Therapy:
diabetes, osteoporosis, cancer prevention, skin heat poisoning, asthma, cataracts
Modern medicine:
(1) Fish maw is rich in collagen and marine collagen is easily absorbed by the human body
(2) Maintains skin elasticity, prevents skin aging and removes wrinkles
(3) Improves immunity system
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"Book of Compendium of Materia Medica" "Chinese medicine characteristics of fish maw is sweet and warm. It enters the heart and the kidney meridian. It specializes in replenishing essence and yin, and can even give birth to children."
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Handling:
1st Method - Fish maw should not be oily, and the utensils must be clean and oil-free. Add enough water to the fish maw, close the lip and boil it for 10 minutes. Then , turn off the fire without opening the lid. leave it, soak it in room temperature for one night 8~12 hours. Fish maw expands and becomes soft and has elastic texture, reheat with your favourite sauce for 3min and it is ready to eat. If you want to make it bigger and softer, you can cover it again and put it in tthe refrigerator and soak it for one more night.
2nd Method - Firstly, Steam in water for 45 - 60 minutes. Take it out when it becomes soft.
Secondly, After taking it out, soak it in freezing water, cover it and put the whole basin in the refrigerator overnight. If the foaming is not enough, repeat steps 1 and 2.
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Caution:
The soaking time of cod fish maw is relatively quick. After it is soaked, it can be used for stewing, making soup, cooking in the stove, or stewing over fire. It is recommended the fish maw only be heated for a short time. Most of the people prefer the fish maw remains will smoother and its the elastic texture. If the fish maw is cooked for a long time, it may gradually melt and shrink, the chewing and swallowing taste will change.
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Storage:
It can be stored in the refrigerator for several days.
Or separate them with plastic wrap and store in a freezer (-18°C or below) for later use. Frozen fish maw requires a lot of room temperature water to restore the shape and texture.