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雪燕是近年來被認為是滋補食材，「 四大平民燕窩」之一。
因為泡發後樣子晶瑩剔透，形似與燕窩相似，因此稱為「平民燕窩」、「植物燕窩」。
Gum Tragacanth are considered to be nourishing ingredients in recent years.
It is called "civilian cubilose" and "plant cubilose" because it looks crystal clear after soaking and resembles bird cubilose

適宜人士及效用:
延缓腸道對糖的吸收，降低体體内的血糖，輔助治療糖尿病；可以
缓解便秘、滋陰潤肺、肺燥、潤肺生津、滋潤皮膚、排毒養顏、潤腸通便、口乾，咽喉乾涸、乾咳、煙酒者。
Suitable person and utility:
Delay the absorption of sugar in the intestines, reduce blood sugar in the body, and assist in the treatment of diabetes;
Relieve constipation, nourish yin and lungs, dry the lungs, nourish the lungs and produce fluids, nourish the skin, detox and beautify, moisturize the intestines and laxatives, dry mouth, dry throat, dry cough, smoke and alcohol

不宜以下人士 :
體寒、痰多、胃脹、胃消化能力弱、腸胃不佳、大便稀溏，腫瘤、癌症、痛風、乳糖敏感、感冒、幼童 、過敏體質者、孕婦慎服。
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Not suitable for the following people:
Cold body, excessive phlegm, bloating, poor intestines and stomach, loose stools, tumor, cancer, gout, lactose sensitivity, cold, infants , people with allergies , pregnant women should take it with caution.

成品: 10 - 12人
For: 10 - 12 ppl
烹調時間: 1 小時
Cooking Time: 1 hrs

詳細做法請查閱YouTube:
Detail on YouTube: 
https://youtu.be/ygCys113Fqs  

材料 - Ingredients : 
60g 雪燕 Gum Tragacanth 
4粒 pc 杜拜椰棗 Dubai Date
6 粒 pc鵪鶉蛋 Quail eggs 
或 雞蛋 隨意 OR  Eggs 
120 g 冰糖Cube sugar 
2000 ML 清水 Water

方法 - Method:
1. 12小時前浸發雪燕 60g (浸發後, 發大 10倍 = 600g ) 
   Soaking Gum Tragacanth 12 hours ago (10 times larger after soaking, will be 600g)

2. 清洗 3 次 (密篩輔助), 去掉 雜質;
   Wash 3 times (with Fine Sieve), Remove impurities;

3. 冷水放入鵪鶉蛋 /雞蛋, 水滾後計 3 分鐘, 之後關火留在熱水中浸 3 分鐘。然後先把 鵪鶉蛋 /雞蛋 用冷水浸涼, 最後去殼;
   Put quail eggs / eggs into cold water, then bring to boiling and court for 3 minutes, after that turn off the heat and keep the eggs in hot water for 3 minutes. After 3 mins, put quail eggs / eggs in cold water for cooling down, then remove the shells;

4. 準備湯鍋, 先倒入 2000ML 水, 然後放入杜拜椰棗。先用中火煮 3 分鐘
   Prepared the soup pot, pour 2L water in, then add Dubai dates in, cook with medium heat for 3 minutes;

5. 放入雪燕, 煮40分鐘;
Add Gum Tragacanth and cook for 40 minutes;

6. 40分鐘後, 加入冰糖 和 已去殼的鵪鶉蛋 / 雞蛋;
   After 40 mins, Add rock sugar and peeled quail eggs / eggs;

7. 慢火至冰糖溶解, 即可。
   Turn to Low heat until the rock sugar melted, serve it.

PS. 切記不能燉煮超過1小時，雪燕會化成水。
    Gum Tragacanth cannot cook more than 1 hrs, which will be melted as water.

完成
Finish

燕窩有一種唾液酸，是聚醣的一種，可以修復受損聚醣，增強人體免疫力，達至補身功效。
雪燕是純天然植物纖維食品，沒有聚醣成分，所以跟燕窩不能相提並論。
Bird cubilose (Bird's nest) has a kind of sialic acid, which is a kind of glycan, which can repair damaged glycans, enhance human immunity, and achieve the effect of replenishing body.
Gum Tragacanth is a pure natural plant fiber food without glycan, so it cannot be compared with bird's nest.

雪燕含有D-半乳糖醛酸，(俗稱的玻尿酸)D-半乳糖，L-岩藻糖，D-木糖，L-阿拉伯糖和L-鼠李糖，等級以大、白、無雜質為優 ； 顏色、雜質上再分級數 : 頂級（S）、一級（A）、二級（B）、三級（C），較小的燕碎裏面又分為D級、F級。
Gum Tragacanths contain D-galacturonic acid, (commonly known as hyaluronic acid) D-galactose, L-fucose, D-xylose, L-arabinose and L-rhamnose. The grades are large, white and free of impurities. It is excellent; the number of classifications on color and impurities: top (S), first (A), second (B), third (C), and the smaller pieces are divided into D and F.

雪燕是蘋婆屬（Sterculia）刺蘋婆樹，雪燕樹的（Gum Tragacanth）的木髓汁液，凝固成半透明的膠質，主要產自 : 印度、馬來西亞、地中海東部、中國雲南等地、越南也有少量分布。
Gum Tragacanth is the pith sap of Sterculia (Sterculia), and the pith juice of Gum Tragacanth (Gum Tragacanth) solidifies into a translucent gum. It is mainly produced in: India, Malaysia, Eastern Mediterranean, Yunnan, China, etc. Vietnam also has a small amount of distribution.

雪燕樹樹高約 4 米，緬甸和雲南有人工栽植，需要5至6年，但不可大量生產，雪燕樹分泌樹脂緩慢，盛產期在每年六月至十月，每棵樹3天也只能產1克雪燕，10月- 2月的冬季產量逐月減少，每棵樹10天產1克雪燕，2-5月春季零產量，一顆雪燕樹，每年僅能產100克雪燕。
在三天內的盛產期，用人工劃破蘋婆樹的樹幹，等待數天，才開始採集木髓分泌物。
The Gum Tragacanth tree is about 4 meters high. It is artificially planted in Myanmar and Yunnan. It takes 5 to 6 years, but it cannot be produced in large quantities. The Gum Tragacanth tree secretes resin slowly. The peak season is from June to October every year, and each tree only lasts for 3 days. It can produce 1 gram of Gum Tragacanths. The winter output from October to February decreases month by month. Each tree yields 1 gram of Gum Tragacanths in 10 days. From February to May, the spring yield is zero. One Gum Tragacanth tree can only produce 100 grams per year. Gum Tragacanth.
During the three-day abundance period, the trunk of the Pingpo tree was manually cut, and after a few days, the pith secretions were collected.

由於是天然物質，天氣會影響質素，晴朗天氣出產的多呈白色透明狀，較少雜質，若遇上風雨，會有沙塵、樹皮等雜質黏着。
雪燕剛剛分泌時晶瑩剔透，接觸空氣氧化後，顏色逐漸變黃，形成紅色、黑色、棕色；剛分泌出來，有一股酸味，泡發後，酸味消失，加上沖洗數次，酸味亦相對減少。
Because it is a natural substance, the weather will affect the quality. The products produced in sunny weather are mostly white and transparent, with less impurities. In the event of wind and rain, sand, dust, bark and other impurities will stick to it.
The Gum Tragacanth is crystal clear when it is first secreted. After being exposed to air oxidation, the color gradually turns yellow, forming red, black, and brown; just secreted, there is a sour smell, after soaking, the sourness disappears, plus several rinses, the sourness is relatively reduced .

雪燕在不同產地有不同的名稱 :
1.缅甸 :“拉絲雪燕”，是花斑蘋婆樹 (Sterculia versicolor)的分泌物。
2.越南、印尼、雲南 : “越南雪燕、印尼雪燕、雲南雪燕“，是绒毛蘋婆樹(Sterculia villosa)的分泌物。
3.印度 : 啫喱雪燕，是梧桐科（Sterculiaceae）蘋婆屬（Sterculia）刺蘋婆樹（Sterculiaurens Roxb）的樹膠，稱為Karaya Gum，國內叫卡拉凍或卡拉膠，泡發後和雪燕類似，所以被稱為印度雪燕，實際與雪燕毫無關係。
4.另外有一種黄蓍膠，Gum Tragacanth，是豆科黄芪属植物黄蓍樹(Astragalus)的分泌物，在食品工業中是多功能添加劑，廣泛地用作乳作劑，穩定劑和增稠劑。
Gum Tragacanths have different names in different places of origin:
1. Myanmar: "Brushed Gum Tragacanth" is the secretion of Sterculia versicolor (Sterculia versicolor).
2. Vietnam, Indonesia, Yunnan: "Vietnamese Gum Tragacanths, Indonesian Gum Tragacanths, Yunnan Gum Tragacanths" are secretions of Sterculia villosa (Sterculia villosa).
3. India: Jelly Gum Tragacanth, which is the gum of the Sterculiaurens Roxb of the Sterculiaceae (Sterculiaceae) genus (Sterculia), is called Karaya Gum. It is called Karajel or Carrageenan in China. It is similar, so it is called Indian Gum Tragacanth, but it has nothing to do with Gum Tragacanth.
4. Another kind of tragacanth, Gum Tragacanth, is the secretion of the leguminous Astragalus plant Astragalus. It is a multifunctional additive in the food industry and is widely used as an emulsion, stabilizer and thickener

雪燕在印度有上千年的歷史，認為它可保腎臟、血管健康。現在大部份雪燕都是由人工栽種的雪燕樹出產，少有天然形成。
傳說當地人早年間跋山涉水採摘野生雪燕，呈獻給皇宮貴族，是貴族的御用補品，後來逐漸在各國流行。 一旦找到雪燕樹後，他們就搭建木架將其保護起來，把它視為比生命還重要的財產，甚至會舉家遷移住到樹的周圍。
Gum Tragacanth has a history of thousands of years in India, and believes that it can protect kidneys and blood vessels. Currently, most Gum Tragacanths are produced from artificially planted Gum Tragacanth trees, and rarely form naturally.
Legend has it that the locals trekking through the mountains and rivers in the early years to pick wild Gum Tragacanths and presented them to the nobles in the palace. They were used as supplements for the nobles and gradually became popular in various countries. Once they found the Gum Tragacanth tree, they built a wooden frame to protect it, treating it as a property more important than life, and even moved their family to live around the tree.

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