The efficacy of red dates, wolfberries, white fungus and sago dew

Usually in summer, sago will be popular in milk tea shops. This is a very heat-relief drink. It is smooth and tender and has a very good taste. Now sago is combined with some foods that have health-preserving purposes. The most common one is red dates, wolfberries, and white fungus sago. This has very rich effects, including warming and tonic effects. It has a very obvious nourishing effect on people with poor physical fitness, and can also better enhance people's physique.

Introduction to Sago Knowledge : Sago, also known as sago, is most traditionally made from starch extracted from the pith of the sago palm tree and processed manually. In coastal areas such as Guangdong, it is also called sand valley rice and sand arc rice. Sago is produced in the South Pacific Islands. It is made from the pith of the palm plant sago using the ordinary starch production method, which involves a process of crushing, sieving, repeated rinsing, precipitation, and drying. When the starch is half dried, it is shaken into fine grains and then dried again to become sago rice. The one with pure white texture is called Zhenzhu Sago, which is white, smooth and glutinous and rich in nutrition.

These dry, starchy grains are made from the Far Eastern sago palm (Me-troxylou sagu). Sago is added to milk puddings as a food for the sick and can also be used as a cooking ingredient, especially in Nordic dishes such as Danish sago soup.

Nutritional analysis of sago: Sago has the effects of strengthening the spleen, nourishing the lungs, and resolving phlegm. It can treat weak spleen and stomach and indigestion. Sago also has the function of restoring the natural moisture of the skin, so sago soup is very popular among people, especially women.

Additional information about Sago :

The Sago palm is mainly produced in subtropical areas. It is an evergreen tree of the palm family. The mature plant is about 10-20 meters tall. Its leaves are like feathers and are widely planted in Southeast Asia. Therefore, the words "authentically imported from Thailand" are often seen on the packaging bags of sago sold in the market. This is actually to remind everyone that such sago is of excellent quality and is truly top-notch.

Tapioca comes in different sizes, and the ones you often see on the market are the slightly smaller ones. In fact, large-grain tapioca pearls are also a very commonly used ingredient, but people often don’t think of them as tapioca pearls. For example, the “pearls” in bubble tea are also a kind of tapioca pearls. There are also "pearls" of various flavors, such as chocolate or various fruit flavors, which are obtained by adding other things into them.

The standards for good tapioca pearls : white color, smooth and round surface, hard but not broken, not mushy after cooking, good transparency, and toughness when chewed.

Sago is suitable for the general population:

It is suitable for people with weak constitution, those recovering from postpartum illness, those suffering from indigestion, fatigue and weakness; it is suitable for people suffering from lung deficiency, tuberculosis, pulmonary tuberculosis and cough;

People with diabetes should avoid eating it.