Learn AI Health Q&A Nutrition & Diet Healthy Recipes

How to eat donkey-hide gelatin? What are the ways to eat donkey-hide gelatin?

Asked by:Aileen

Asked on:Apr 11, 2026 08:41 PM

Answers:1 Views:384
  • Mimir Mimir

    Apr 11, 2026

     Image source Baidu

      Donkey-hide gelatin is a precious traditional Chinese medicine. Together with ginseng and deer antler, it is known as the three treasures of traditional Chinese medicine. It has been used as a good product for strengthening the body since ancient times. Especially in Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas, there is a habit of supplementing donkey-hide gelatin in winter. There are many ways to take it, with different uses and usages. Among them, dietary therapy is the most commonly used in our daily life. So, how to eat donkey hide gelatin syrup and donkey hide gelatin porridge in daily life? What kind of soups use donkey hide gelatin as an ingredient? What are the dishes using donkey hide gelatin as an ingredient?

      How to eat donkey hide gelatin

      1. Donkey-hide gelatin and pear honey soup : One or two pears, cut into small pieces, add water and boil, then add 12 grams of small pieces of donkey hide gelatin, stir repeatedly with chopsticks to dissolve, add 50 grams of white sugar or rock sugar, and 50 grams of honey. Drink soup and eat pears. It can nourish yin, moisten the lungs and quench thirst, and is used for dryness of the lungs cough , chronic illness without phlegm.

      2. Donkey-hide gelatin soup : Take 250 grams of donkey-hide gelatin and smash it, add 250 mL of rice wine and soak for 1-2 days, add 250 grams of rock sugar and 200 grams of water, steam for 1-2 hours, add black sesame seeds and walnut kernels (black sesame seeds are stir-fried first, and walnut kernels are stir-fried and then crushed into bean grains), stir evenly, steam for 0.5-1 hour, cool and freeze, and store in a box. Take one spoonful in the morning and evening every day. When taking it, put a spoonful of donkey-hide gelatin soup into a bowl and add boiling water. Eat and drink together. The taste is fragrant and sweet. This way of taking it can nourish the blood and kidneys, improve intelligence and hair, nourish the skin and prolong life, and moisturize the intestines and relieve constipation.

      3. Donkey-hide gelatin egg Soup : Dissolve 5-10 grams of small pieces of donkey-hide gelatin in a bowl of boiling water. Mix the eggs thoroughly, add donkey-hide gelatin liquid and cook into egg flakes. Add appropriate amount of honey to taste and take. Take it once a day in the morning to treat insufficient yin and blood, restless fetal movement, restlessness, fatigue and cough, etc.

      4. Other methods : Such as donkey hide gelatin stewed chicken, donkey hide gelatin crucian carp soup, etc.

      How to take donkey hide gelatin syrup

      How to eat donkey hide gelatin? It can be made into donkey hide gelatin syrup and eaten. First, smash the pieces of donkey-hide gelatin, take 6-10 grams, put it into a bowl, and add up to half a bowl of boiling water. Donkey-hide gelatin is difficult to dissolve. You must stir it repeatedly with chopsticks until it melts. Then add white sugar (rock sugar or brown sugar is also acceptable) or honey. Stir well and serve. Suitable for iron deficiency and nutrition anemia , excessive blood loss, blood consumption due to prolonged illness, and irregular menstruation.

      How to eat donkey hide gelatin porridge

      Take 100g of rice or millet, 15g of crushed donkey-hide gelatin into small pieces, and 50g of rock sugar to make porridge. Before adding the donkey-hide gelatin, dissolve it with boiling water and then add it to the porridge, stir well, and bring to a boil. Do not add crushed donkey hide gelatin to the porridge as it may burn the bottom of the pot. Regular consumption can nourish blood and kidneys, strengthen the body and prolong life.

      Another way to make donkey-hide gelatin longevity porridge is: when making porridge, add 50 grams of peanuts, 30 grams of lotus seeds, 30 grams of barley, 50 grams of red beans, 10 grams of longan, 50 grams of rock sugar, 15 grams of donkey-hide gelatin, smash them, add an appropriate amount of water, and stew for one and a half hours. Efficacy: Regular consumption can nourish yin and blood, strengthen the brain and intelligence, strengthen the body and prolong life.

      What are the dishes using donkey hide gelatin as an ingredient?

      1. Donkey hide gelatin stewed meat

      Method: 10 grams of donkey-hide gelatin, smashed, 100 grams of lean pork, 5 grams of tangerine peel, 3 grams of cinnamon, add appropriate amount of water, stew the pork first, add donkey-hide gelatin and other materials to stew when cooked, season with low salt, and serve. Efficacy: Suitable for the elderly and infirm, long-term use of soup, the effect is significant.

      2. Donkey-hide gelatin pork ribs

      Method: 30-50 grams of donkey-hide gelatin, smashed, enough ribs for 2-3 people, stew it in the usual way. Efficacy: Nourishes yin and blood, strengthens physical fitness, improves disease resistance, suitable for the elderly and infirm. Postpartum Blood deficiency.

      3. Donkey-hide gelatin fish

      Method: One piece of raw fish, 30-50 grams of donkey-hide gelatin, smash it into pieces, boil the donkey-hide gelatin in a microwave oven first, and add other seasonings according to personal taste. When stewing the fish, add donkey hide gelatin solution and cook until cooked. Efficacy: It can strengthen the body and improve the intelligence. It is suitable for those who are weak and weak.

      4. Donkey hide gelatin and wolfberry chicken

      Instructions: 30-50 grams of donkey-hide gelatin, smashed, 15 grams of wolfberry, one chicken, make soup for 3-5 people. Efficacy: Nourishes yin and nourishes the kidneys, prevents yin deficiency and kidney deficiency.

      In addition, when eating hot pot in winter, you can add an appropriate amount of crushed donkey hide gelatin according to the situation to make the soup more delicious and nutritious.