Aged Chen Pi (Citrus reticulata) — Guangdong Dried Tangerine Peel, 500g Bulk

Aged Chen Pi (Citrus reticulata) is the sun-dried, slowly matured peel of the Guangdong tangerine, known in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as Chén Pí (陈皮) and honored as Dà Hóng Pí (大红皮) when made from fully ripened fruit. For centuries it has been prized as a qi-regulating, dampness-transforming food herb, used to freshen the chest, ease digestion, and harmonize the Stomach. Its nature is warm, pungent, and gently bitter-sweet, making it a mellow yet effective herb for daily food therapy.

Key Selling Points

• Aged Guangdong Da Hong Pi tangerine peel
• Traditional qi-regulating food herb
• Low-temperature slow-baked for aroma
• 500g loose bulk pack
• Food-herb (药食同源) culinary ingredient

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is low-temperature slow-baked to preserve its deep amber-to-russet color, leathery yet pliable texture, and concentrated citrus aroma layered with notes of dried fruit and aged wood. When simmered or steeped, the peel releases a warm, gently bittersweet tangerine flavor with a lingering sweet finish, adding depth to teas, broths, and congee without overpowering other ingredients.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Herbal tea and daily infusion
• Chinese soup and broth
• Congee and grain porridge
• Medicinal food stew packs
• Culinary seasoning and baking

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, Chen Pi is decocted into soups, congee, and warming tonics to support smooth digestion and a comfortable chest. It is a classic companion to ingredients like ginger, jujube, and hawthorn in seasonal food-therapy blends, and is often steeped alone or with Pu-erh tea for a fragrant daily infusion. Guangdong households traditionally age the peel for years, valuing older batches for their deeper aroma and gentler character.

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