Dried Sea Coconut Slices Hai Di Ye 250g Raw Herbal Slices for Soup and Dessert

Dried Sea Coconut Slices, known in TCM as Hai Di Ye (海底椰), are large dried slices prepared from the sea coconut palm product traditionally used in Cantonese herbal cooking. In TCM theory, Hai Di Ye is traditionally associated with moistening the lungs and supporting fluid balance, and it is commonly paired with snow pear and other cooling ingredients. These sun-dried slices are a raw edible botanical suitable for soups, sweet desserts, and herbal decoctions.

Key Selling Points

• Large dried sea coconut slices cut for easy cooking and even flavor release
• Known in TCM as Hai Di Ye (海底椰), a classic Cantonese soup and dessert ingredient
• Sun-dried raw botanical with no added ingredients, sold as an edible agricultural product
• Traditionally paired with snow pear, apricot kernels, and lily bulb in moistening herbal soups
• Suitable for daily family cooking including soups, sweet soups, and slow-simmered decoctions

Quality & Sensory

The slices are typically pale ivory to light beige with a firm, dense texture and a clean, faintly sweet aroma. When slow-simmered, they typically soften and release a mild, nutty sweetness that blends well with pear, rock sugar, and other dessert ingredients.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Simmered into Cantonese-style herbal soups with snow pear and lean pork
• Cooked into sweet desserts such as sea coconut and snow pear syrup
• Added to slow-cooked decoctions with apricot kernels and lily bulb
• Used in seasonal family cooking during dry weather

Traditional Uses

In traditional Cantonese herbal practice, Hai Di Ye is a familiar ingredient in moistening soups and sweet soups, often combined with snow pear, apricot kernels, lily bulb, or rock sugar. Families traditionally simmer the slices slowly to extract their mild sweetness, especially in autumn and winter when dryness is a common seasonal concern. It is also used in congee-style desserts and household tonic soups.

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