Crataegus pinnatifida, also known as mountain hawthorn,
Use
Culinary use
In northern Chinese cuisine, ripe
C. pinnatifida fruits are used in the desserts
tanghulu and
shanzhagao. It is also used to make the traditional candies
haw flakes and
haw rolls, as well as candied fruit slices, jam, jelly, and wine. It is also traditionally used as a finishing ingredient in Cantonese sweet and sour sauce, although it has since been partially supplanted by
ketchup.
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Traditional medicine
In traditional Chinese medicine, the dried fruits of
C. pinnatifida have been used as a digestive aid.
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