Chinese Trapa Bicornis Porridge - a poisonous buld has become a nutritious dish

Nguyen Thi Ngoc, a shop owner in Ha Giang always tastes this porridge, if this dish processing technique has problem, it can cause death.


According to her, this porridge is cooked from Chinese Trapa Bicornis, growing on mountains. The tuber is poisonous, looks almost identical to the delta roots, hard shell, black.
Ngoc said, the Hmong often uses this tuber to soak liquor, massage whenever back pain, bone pain,etc. But, if someone accidentally drinks wine soaking from this tuber which still toxic, the whole body can be cringed and died if not timely aid.

The aid is also very simple, people often has biceps as big banana, hits continuous into a poisoned person. "hit until soft poisoning, sweat comes out " Ngoc said.

Delicious porridge

Chinese Trapa Bicornis is poisonous, but, when properly processed as porridge, it is a nutritious food, can cure many diseases.

According to Ms. Jade, Chinese Trapa Bicornis when cooking into porridge, which having to go through the rigorous processes. First, special rice soaked in water, then slicing Chinese Trapa Bicornis, for the water is tender (to the body like roots into flour to make a paste or still pieces).

"Without security engineering 4 to 5 hours, while eating, poison will kill diners. So, I always have to taste before selling to customers, "said Ngoc.

Once through safety stages, it can be sheded separate bowl, then mixing in a meal with soup, or you can pour right into pork leg porridge.

Normally, this soup comes with a chicken egg, minced lean meat, chili, pepper, onion and shiso. Porridge going brown in color, slightly bitter taste when eating, sweet taste of sticky rice.


"I advise customers not to eat too much Chinese Trapa Bicornis porridge. On average, eat a bowl a week is enough," she said. In addition, children under age 18 should not eat this soup because of brittle bones prone.

Ha Giang, untouched mountain where clouds stay around, there are so many interesting things. And, this kind of nutritious porridge is unique that has once tasted, it can hardly forget.