Fuzhou Taro Paste

Ingredients List

• 500g taro
• 100g sugar
• Lard 50g
• Osmanthus a little

Cooking Steps

1. 1. Wash the lard and set aside
2. 2. Heat oil in a pot, add onion, ginger and garlic and stir-fry until fragrant
3. 3. Add lard and stir-fry quickly over high heat until it changes color.
4. 4. Add sugar to taste, stir well over high heat and serve.

Cultural Tips

Fujian cuisine is one of the eight major cuisines in China, with Fuzhou cuisine as the core. Fujian cuisine is famous for soup, paying attention to a soup, and making good use of red glutinous rice for seasoning. The Buddha jumping wall is the highest representative of Fujian cuisine, gathering the world's delicacies in one altar. Fujian taro sauce is well known in Fujian. It is a necessary dish for festivals and family gatherings, and is a microcosm of Fujian's food culture.