Grass Jelly Powder

Ingredients: Rice starch, Chinese Mesona (Xian Cao - Jellywort) No sugar added.

100 gram

Makes refreshing herbal dessert grass jelly, also know as leaf jelly. Grass jelly was invented by the Hakka people who historically used the food to alleviate heat stroke after long days working in the field.

Cooking Instruction:
Stir and dissolve the powder into 2.3 litters of cold water. Bring the mixture to boil. Continue cooking for 2-3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add sugar and/or salt to taste. Set aside to cool and firm. Use a rectangular container if cutting the jelly into squares.

Nutritional value:
Unsweetened grass jelly contains, per 500 grams, 2.5 grams of protein and about 15 grams of carbohydrates, of which 0.5 grams are from dietary fiber. Grass jelly has no fat, vitamins, or minerals.