Guiling paste is black and transparent. It was first born in Wuzhou, Guangxi. It is a health food made of chicken, turtle and Smilax glabra as the main raw materials, and licorice, red dates, mulberry leaves, honeysuckle, honey, chrysanthemum and so on. In the past, Guangdong herbal tea shops kept turtles to attract customers. However, most of the turtle paste sold now uses turtle glue instead of wild scarab and fresh tortoise shell, or grinds tortoise shell into powder and decocts it with Smilax glabra and dozens of Chinese medicines.
Guangdong is rainy and humid, warm in winter and hot in summer. Therefore, Cantonese people who pay attention to clearing away heat and toxic materials, eliminating dampness and clearing heat often eat Guiling Ointment. Although the north is not as hot and humid as the south, eating fried or spicy food will inevitably get angry. Eating some at the right time is conducive to eliminating accumulated heat in the human body and alleviating diseases such as sore throat and cold caused by climate change.
There are more than 10 flavors of Guiling Ointment, among which the original flavor and milk tea flavor are the most popular. The original turtle paste is slightly bitter, and it will be much more delicious if you add some honey juice, coconut juice, condensed milk or some fruits. The eating method of Guiling Powder is to make it into paste with warm water, then pour it into boiling water, cool it and add honey, sugar or condensed milk to eat. When the weather is hot, you can cook more and put it in the refrigerator, which is delicious, but pregnant women had better not eat more.