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21 minutes ago, blue_dolphin said:Apparently people make a tea from that gizzard lining and use it to treat digestive ailments. This Amazon listing for them (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) includes what looks like a Chinese name for them so maybe @liuzhou is familiar with that usage.
Yeah. 鸡内金 (jī nèi jīn) is another of the ludicrous things that are used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) for various complaints, with no scientific basis.
No culinary value and no medicinal value either.
12 minutes ago, blue_dolphin said:Apparently people make a tea from that gizzard lining and use it to treat digestive ailments. This Amazon listing for them (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) includes what looks like a Chinese name for them so maybe @liuzhou is familiar with that usage.
Yeah. 鸡内金 (jī nèi jīn) is another of the ludicrous things that are use in Tradition al Chinese Medicine (TCM) for various complaints, with no scientific basis.
No culinary value and no medicinal value either.
