As the island's annual harvest of less than a hundred tons of pearl barley does not satisfy domestic demand, three to six hundred tons are imported every year.
豬腸要選肥油較少的小腸，這樣不致太油膩，入口也較爽脆。將豬腸、薏仁和其他配料以小火熬煮一小時多，煮出來的四神湯湯稠、豬腸腴潤。」