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<p>[CFWK] Create dish page (Infobox + Commons)</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{#seo:<br /> |title=Guiling Gao / Turtle Jelly (龟苓膏) - Chinese Food Wiki<br /> |keywords=Guiling Gao,龟苓膏,龜苓膏,Turtle Jelly,Guilinggao,Wuzhou<br /> |description=Guiling Gao (龟苓膏), or turtle jelly, is a Lingnan herbal black jelly dessert historically associated with turtle plastron and Smilax, now often herbal/powder forms.<br /> }}<br /> <br /> {{Infobox chinese food<br /> | image = Guiling Gao.jpg<br /> | caption = Guiling Gao<br /> | alternate_name = Guilinggao; Turtle Jelly; Tortoise Jelly; GUI Ling Gao; 龜苓膏<br /> | pinyin = Guī líng gāo<br /> | type = Herbal black jelly dessert (historically medicinal)<br /> | course = Dessert / herbal sweet / canned snack<br /> | country = China<br /> | region = Guangxi (Wuzhou fame), Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Lingnan dessert shops; packaged nationwide<br /> | other = Herbal black jelly — related to but not identical to grass jelly alone<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''Guiling Gao''' (Simplified Chinese: 龟苓膏; Traditional Chinese: 龜苓膏; Pinyin: ''Guī líng gāo''; also '''guilinggao'''; turtle jelly / tortoise jelly) is a black, mildly bitter herbal jelly from Lingnan food culture, especially associated with Wuzhou in Guangxi and with Guangdong/Hong Kong dessert and herbal shops. Traditional formulas combined turtle plastron (historically including prized species now protected) with ''Smilax glabra'' (土茯苓) and other herbs; modern commercial powders and cans often use alternative herbal bases (sometimes with mesona/grass-jelly plants) and little or no turtle. Soft imperial miracle-cure legends are folk. It is related to cooling herbal sweets but '''not''' the same as plain [[Grass Jelly]] (烧仙草/仙草) alone.&lt;ref name=&quot;wp&quot;&gt;[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guilinggao Source]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Characteristics ==<br /> <br /> Dark black jelly cubes; herbal bitter-sweet taste; often served chilled with syrup, honey, or condensed milk.<br /> <br /> == Ingredients (overview) ==<br /> <br /> Herbal decoction set into jelly (traditional turtle plastron + smilax and herbs; modern powder mixes vary); sweetener syrups for dessert service. Overview only—not medical advice.<br /> <br /> == History and culture ==<br /> <br /> Lingnan herbal jelly with Wuzhou intangible-heritage recognition for preparation craft in Chinese heritage listings; mass canned and powdered forms dominate everyday dessert use. English says &quot;guilinggao,&quot; &quot;turtle jelly,&quot; or &quot;tortoise jelly.&quot; See [[Guangdong Food]], [[Guangxi Food]] if present, and [[Grass Jelly]].<br /> <br /> == Serving and variations ==<br /> <br /> Chilled dessert cup or canned snack. See [[Grass Jelly]], [[Ai Yu Jelly]], and [[Douhua]].<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> * [[Grass Jelly]]<br /> * [[Ai Yu Jelly]]<br /> * [[Douhua]]<br /> * [[List of dishes (A-Z)]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> {{Reflist}}</div>

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