Peach gum, also known as peach oil, peach fat and peach tears, is a resin secreted by barks such as mountain peaches. Dried peach gum is hard in the form of crystal stone and looks a bit like amber. Soaking in clear water softens, and peach gum can be soaked in hot water, which can shorten the soaking time.
How long does the peach gum soak in hot water?
About 40~50 minutes
Generally speaking, soaking dried peaches takes about 1~2 hours. If it is soaked in hot water, it will take about 40 to 50 minutes, but not all peach gums are soaked in hot water, which is also related to the texture of peach gums. Generally speaking, peach gum is amber in color, with different sizes and shapes, good quality and few impurities.
Is peach gum cold or hot?
Cold water foaming
Peach gum soaked in cold water has less nutrient loss and good taste, but it takes a long time to soak in cold water.
Hot water foaming
Soaking peach gum in hot water will lose nutrients, vitamins and taste to some extent, but soaking in hot water can shorten the soaking time.
Whether the peach gum is soaked in cold water or hot water depends on personal circumstances. If you have enough time, you can soak it in cold water.
How to eat peach gum after soaking in hot water?
Peach gum and fresh pear soup
material
2 Sydney, 20g peach gum, 4 big red dates, brown sugar 100g, medlar 1 teaspoon, and 2000ml water.
working methods
1. Wash Sydney, peel, core and dice.
2. Wash red dates and medlar for later use.
3. Soak the peach gum for more than 10 hour to remove impurities.
4. Put Sydney into a container, then add peach gum, red dates and medlar.
5. Pour warm water into the container and cover it with high temperature resistant plastic wrap.
6. Steam 1 hour and add brown sugar 10 minute.
Peach gum, red dates, papaya and rose soup
material
Appropriate amount of peach gum, papaya, red dates, tremella, rose tea and rock sugar.
working methods
1, peach gum and tremella fuciformis are soaked in advance, cleaned, and red dates are washed for use.
2, papaya, peeled and cut into pieces.
3. Put the water in the pot. After the water is boiled, add tremella, red dates and peach gum to boil. After boiling, turn to low heat and cook slowly.
4. When the soup is thick, add papaya, rose tea and rock sugar and cook for 10 minutes.