Soup Name: Vegetarian Watercress Soup Traditional Chinese Name: 西洋菜栗子湯 (xī yáng cài lì zi tāng) Introduction: This savory soup is sweet in taste and healthy to eat. It’s rich in vitamins and fiber and is meant to “cool” your body – especially in the summer months. Caution may need to be taken with chestnuts as… Continue reading Vegetarian Watercress Soup
Category: Summer Soups
Summer soups that help relieve heatiness, cool the body and provide additional internal moisture for those extra hot days.
Chicken Watercress Soup
Soup Name: Chicken Watercress Soup Traditional Chinese Name: 西洋菜雞湯 (xī yáng cài ji tāng) Introduction: Watercress is a very popular ingredient for Chinese soups. Typically, watercress soup is made with pork bones (see recipe here). However, for those who cannot eat pork or dislike the taste of bone marrow, it is equally… Continue reading Chicken Watercress Soup
Pork Bones with Winter Melon Soup
Soup Name: Pork Bones with Winter Melon Soup Traditional Chinese Name: 冬瓜湯 (dōng guā tāng) Introduction: This is a common summer soup to relieve heatiness and cool down the body. There are a variety of additions you can add to make this soup flavourful and unique. The winter melon is also an ornamental soup… Continue reading Pork Bones with Winter Melon Soup