Talk about lost in translation.
Vancouver chef Pino Posteraro, of the famed Cioppino's, was out shopping for ingredients when he came across something rather, er, explicit.
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A little bit of sleuthing revealed that "flying swallow semen" is actually jade fruit. It appears jade fruit is a common Chinese medicinal herb, and related to nutmeg — which is scientifically known as "semen myristicae fragrantis."
The herb is used in traditional Chinese medicine to help treat abdominal pain, lack of appetite, and vomiting.
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