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Chinese Yam Paste

Formulas Name : Chinese Yam Paste

Chinese Name : 山药面

Drug Formulation

6 jin of white flour, 10 eggs (use only the whites), 2 he of ginger juice, 4 liang of soybean flour, and 3 jin of Chinese yam.

Source

*Essentials of Diet and Nutrition*, Volume 1.

Instructions for Use

Boil the Chinese yam until tender, then mash it into a paste. Mix it with the flour. Take 2 legs of lamb, cut into small cubes, and simmer in good meat broth seasoned with sautéed scallions and salt.

Chinese Yam Paste,*Essentials of Diet and Nutrition*, Volume 1.,

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