1. Bird's Nest Rock Sugar Congee
Bird's nest has the function of nourishing the skin and replenishing blood. Take 3 grams of bird's nest and an appropriate amount of rock sugar, cook until it becomes a congee and then consume. If you add 5 grams of sweet almonds and cook together, the beauty effect will be even better.
2. Tremella Pigeon Egg Soup
Tremella can nourish the kidneys, and nourishing the kidneys is the most important aspect of traditional Chinese medicine for beauty and anti-aging. Take 15 grams of tremella, stew it until it becomes sticky after soaking in water, add two pigeon eggs and rock sugar, and simmer until fully cooked.
3. Red Date Congee
Take 60 grams of glutinous rice and 10 red dates, add the red dates to the glutinous rice and cook until the congee is soft and the dates are cooked. Red dates are rich in vitamin E. Eating red date congee regularly can make the complexion rosy and radiant.
4. Jujube Mushroom Rice Congee
Take 50 grams of red dates, 100 grams of soaked shiitake mushrooms, 100 grams of rice, and an appropriate amount of diced cooked beef. Cook them together into a congee, then add minced scallions and ginger, lard, salt, monosodium glutamate, and pepper to taste. This congee is mild in nature, nourishes the blood, calms the nerves, and promotes beauty. It can also assist in the treatment of urticaria and other conditions.
5. Black Sesame Hair Nourishing Congee
In the "Compendium of Materia Medica Annotations", it is stated that "black sesame has a mild nature, neither cold nor hot, and is the best grain for nourishing the liver and kidneys in spring." "It is a good remedy for preventing the hair from turning white" (from "Authenticity of the Materia Medica"). First, wash an appropriate amount of black sesame seeds and dry them in the sun, then roast and grind them. Take 25 grams of black sesame seeds and 50 grams of black rice to cook the congee. After the congee is done, add an appropriate amount of white sugar and mix well before consuming. Black sesame seeds are rich in vitamin E, linoleic acid, and sesame phenol. When cooked into congee with black rice, it can nourish the hair follicle cells, promote hair growth, and enhance luster.
