Jiaohe Forest Frog Oil [Jilin Jiaohe Specialty]

What is Jiaohe Forest Frog Oil? Authentic Jilin Jiaohe Specialty: Jiaohe Forest Frog Oil

Summary:Do you want to know what Jiaohe Forest Frog Oil is? This article is a detailed introduction to the Jilin Jiaohe specialty - Jiaohe Forest Frog Oil. It was compiled and edited by the editorial team of China Specialty Network after reviewing and collecting relevant information on Jiaohe Forest Frog Oil. The full text takes about 6 minutes to read, mainly including the basic introduction of Jiaohe Forest Frog Oil and its nutritional value? How did the history of Jiaohe Forest Frog Oil come about? How to distinguish the authenticity of Jiaohe Forest Frog Oil? Tasting and eating methods of Jiaohe Forest Frog Oil, etc

Basic Introduction to Jiaohe Forest Frog Oil

Snow Clam is a precious frog species that grows in the primitive forest of Changbai Mountain in Northeast China. Due to its hibernation in the snow for more than 100 days in winter, it is called Snow Clam. Snow clam oil, also known as toad oil or forest frog oil, is the fallopian tube of female snow clams. Since the Ming Dynasty, it has been listed as one of the four great treasures, and in the Qing Dynasty, it was used as a royal tribute

How to distinguish the authenticity of Jiaohe Forest Frog Oil

Shape: Irregular block shape, curved and overlapping. The larger block can reach a length of about 3 centimeters

Appearance: The surface is yellow or light brown, with a fat like luster, occasionally with grayish white thin dry skin, and feels smooth when touched by hand

Texture: The texture is not very hard and is easy to break (snow clams with slight moisture will not break). After fracture, it forms blocks, and gray white lipid like thin films can be seen at the fracture site of the fragments

Water swelling situation: Soaked in cold water, the volume can expand by about 40-60 times, appearing as cotton fluff or clouds, with good elasticity

Odor: It has a fishy smell and a slightly sweet taste. True snow clam oil can be soaked for a long time without rotting, and can be soaked for 48 hours without any problem. Low priced fake snow clam oil becomes chaotic and unclear with water after 48 hours, and the vast majority of it dissolves in water

In addition to toad fallopian tubes, there are also those that use fish testes to impersonate frog oil. This counterfeit product is easy to identify, has a purulent fishy smell, and does not swell significantly after immersion in water. In addition, plastic and wax blocks can be added to frog oil, which can be easily detected by careful inspection

There are also frogs from farmland, ponds, and red bellied toads on the market that impersonate forest frog oil, and even fake forest frog oil made from the intestines of Mingtai fish. But after soaking, the magnification is only about 20 times

Tasting and Eating Methods of Jiaohe Forest Frog Oil

Snow Clam Ice Lotus Soup

Ingredients

Main Ingredients: 25g of frog oil, 50g of red jujube, and 50g of prickly lotus seeds

Seasoning: 300g rock sugar

Method

⑴ Put the toad oil into a container, pour boiling water into it, cover it and let it simmer. Then, put it in water, pick out the black threads and impurities, and wash it clean

⑶ Put the toad oil, lotus seeds, jujube, and rock sugar water together in a stew pot, cover and seal, steam on high heat for about 1 hour until smooth, take out the original pot and serve, or divide into 10 small bowls and serve