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Dried Lily Bulbs
Dried lily bulbs ("bai he" - Mandarin) are most often used in Chinese sweet dessert soups ("tang shui" - Mandarin; "tong shui" - Cantonese).
They are the scale leaves of the bulb of the Lilium plant that have been dried. When cooked, they have a very subtle and delicate sweetness, and a soft, almost nut-like texture – fairly reminiscent of the lotus seed.
They are said to have cooling benefits for the lungs.