Goji berry

Baie de goji

What it is

Grown in China for centuries as a medicinal ingredient in soups and teas rather than a snack — it is in the same family as the tomato and the aubergine. Its Western career as a superfood dates only to the early 2000s.

In the kitchen

Simmer them in a broth or a congee the way Chinese cooks do. Eaten dry by the handful they are leathery and sour.

Goes with

Ginger Rice Goat cheese Honey Chicken Jasmine rice Sesame Almond

Also used with

Bamboo fungus Cordyceps flower Edible bird’s nest Jiuniang (fermented sweet rice) Lily bulb Longan

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