Donkey-hide gelatin
Gelatin obtained from the skin of the donkey
Donkey-hide gelatin
Donkey-hide gelatin or ass-hide glue (Latin: colla corii asini) is animal glue obtained from the skin of the donkey (Equus asinus) by soaking and stewing. It is used as an ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine, where it is called ejiao, meaning "gelatin of Dong'e County". The gelatin is produced in several coastal provinces of China, including Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shandong. Shandong's Dong'e County is the source of the name "ejiao". According to a ca. 1723 account by the French Jesuit Dominique Parrenin, there was a well in Dong'e which was normally kept closed and sealed, and which was only opened when water was taken to be used in preparation of ejiao for the emperor's court. Donkey-hide gelatin can also be processed into foods such as donkey-hide gelatin jujube and donkey-hide gelatin cake.
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