Shā rotto Katakuri is a dried pseudobulb of Orchidaceae, such as Rhododendron, Bulbus Allii or Bulbus Allii Yunnanensis. The former is called "arrowhead" and the latter two are called "ice hockey", which are mainly produced in Sichuan and Guizhou. Excavate in summer and autumn, remove the above-ground parts and sediment, separate the size, put it in a boiling water pot for cooking until it penetrates the heart, and dry it. For slicing or mashing.
Two classifications of Shā rotto Katakuri.
1, arrowhead
Irregular oblate or conical, with gradually protruding top and fibrous root marks at the base. The length is 1.8-3cm, the diameter of the swollen part is 1-2cm, the surface is yellow-brown or brownish, with longitudinal wrinkles or grooves, and there are 2-3 microprotrusive links in the middle, and there are filamentous fibers left by the dry and rotten scales on the nodes. Hard, hard to break, grayish white or yellowish white in cross section, slightly horny. Slight gas, light taste, sticky.
2. Ice hockey
Cone-shaped, bottleneck-shaped or irregular mass, with a diameter of 1-2cm and a height of 1.5-2.5cm, with a tapering tip, a disc-shaped broken tip, an enlarged and flat base, a concave center, and 1-2 links, which tend to one side. The surface of those who hit the skin is yellow and white, and those with the skin are light brown, smooth and have irregular wrinkles. The section is light yellow, and the cutin is translucent.