Xitang Gorgon Fruit Cake

Xitang Gorgon Fruit Cake

　　【Ingredients】1000g fresh gorgon fruit, 250g rice flour, an appropriate amount of sugar. Pressed into a dough and steamed.

　　 　　【Preparation】Hot processing: Select fresh gorgon fruit from July to August, place it in a pot, add water, boil until cooked, then remove the shell, dry it, grind into powder, and mix it with rice flour (for better texture, it’s best to use glutinous rice flour), sugar, and water. Stir evenly to form a dough, then knead as usual to make the gorgon fruit cake, and steam until cooked.

　　 　　Cold processing: First puff and grind the gorgon fruit and glutinous rice, then set aside for later use. When ready to eat, mix superfine sugar and purified water with the gorgon fruit powder until even. Add dry osmanthus if you prefer a certain flavor, press firmly, and in summer, it can be sliced with a knife after about 10 minutes. (In winter, it takes a bit longer.)

　　 　　【Usage】Take 2–3 pieces as a snack in the morning and evening while slightly warm. Continue for 5–7 days.

　　 　　【Efficacy】Tonifies the spleen, benefits the kidneys, and consolidates collapse. Suitable for chronic spleen-deficiency diarrhea in children and kidney-deficiency bedwetting.

　　 　　【Contraindications】Discontinue use during fever or cold.

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　　 　　Gorgon fruit cake is chewy with a fragrant osmanthus aroma. The pollen-honey gorgon fruit cake has a very unique scent, is exquisitely made, has a delicate texture, and offers a distinctive taste. Water towns and ancient villages all have this type of gorgon fruit cake.