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Soups

Soup is the gentlest form of healing. From Qi-nourishing chicken soup with Astragalus, to lung-soothing pear soup with Fritillaria, to spleen-strengthening Four-Herb Soup — every bowl embodies the art of slow-simmered wellness. Find your perfect healing soup.

37 recipes total

Lotus Seed and Pork Stomach Soup
Lotus Seed and Pork Stomach Soup is a classic Cantonese and Hakka traditional nourishing soup, made with pork stomach and lotus seeds as the main ingredients, s…
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- fortify the Spleen and stimulate appetite
- nourish the heart and calm the mind
- supplement Qi and enrich Blood
- benefit the kidney and astringe essence
- Women's Wellness
- Recovery Meals
- Office Wellness
- Gathering & Sharing
- Bedtime Nourishment
Polygonum Multiflorum, Gardenia, and Black-Boned Chicken Soup
Polygonum Multiflorum, Gardenia, and Black-Boned Chicken Soup is a classic traditional Cantonese medicinal soup, made with black-boned chicken (silkie chicken)…
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- Tonifies qi and nourishes blood.
- Warms the middle and strengthens the Spleen.
- Supplements essence.
- Tonifies the Kidneys.
- Brightens the eyes and darkens the hair.
- eliminate turbidity and lower blood lipids
- cool the blood
- Dries dampness and detoxifies.
- Warms and tonifies the liver and kidneys.
- supplement the middle and benefit qi
- Clears heat and promotes diuresis.
- drain fire and relieve vexation
- Women's Wellness
- Recovery Meals
- Office Wellness
- Gathering & Sharing
- Bedtime Nourishment
Water Chestnut and Pork Stomach Soup
Water Chestnut and Pork Stomach Soup is a classic traditional Cantonese and Minnan home-style nourishing soup, made with water chestnuts (Chinese马蹄) and pork st…
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- Tonifies deficiency and strengthens the spleen.
- clear Heat and generate fluids
- Resolve phlegm
- resolve food stagnation
- cool the blood
- Resolves dampness and promotes appetite.
- Promotes diuresis and treats stranguria.
- Supplements qi and strengthens the spleen.
- dispel stasis and reduce swelling
- Recovery Meals
- Office Wellness
- Gathering & Sharing
- Bedtime Nourishment
Chuanbei, Snow Pear, and Pork Lung Soup
Chuanbei, Snow Pear, and Pork Lung Soup is a classic traditional Cantonese medicinal soup, originating from the Family Dietary Therapy Handbook as a lung-moiste…
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- Moisten the lungs and generate fluids
- Clears the Lung and resolves phlegm.
- transform phlegm and relieve cough
- reduce swelling and dissipate nodules
- supplement the middle and benefit qi
- Recovery Meals
- Office Wellness
- Gathering & Sharing
Carrot, Corn, and Crucian Carp Soup
Carrot, Corn, and Crucian Carp Soup is a classic Cantonese home-style nourishing soup, made with white crucian carp as the main ingredient, slowly simmered with…
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- Fortify the spleen and benefit the stomach
- Promotes digestion and resolves accumulation.
- brighten the eyes
- Nourish the complexion and moisten the skin
- nourish Yin
- moisten dryness
- Promotes blood circulation and unblocks the blood vessels.
- transform phlegm and relieve cough
- drain dampness
- Women's Wellness
- Recovery Meals
- Office Wellness
- Gathering & Sharing
Ginseng, Angelica, and Pig's Heart Soup
Ginseng, Angelica, and Pig's Heart Soup is a classic traditional Chinese medicinal soup, originating from TCM classics such as the Zhengzhi Yaojue (Essentials o…
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- Tonify qi and nourish blood
- nourish the heart and calm the mind
- Activate blood
- Sleep-Promoting Recipes
- Women's Wellness
- Recovery Meals
- Office Wellness
- Gathering & Sharing
Chinese Yam and Lamb Soup
Chinese Yam and Lamb Soup is a classic, time-honored warming medicinal soup, often hailed as the "ultimate winter warming soup." Made with lamb and Chinese yam…
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- Activate blood
- Nourish the complexion and moisten the skin
- Warms the middle and warms the Kidneys.
- supplement Qi and enrich Blood
- fortify the spleen and moisten the lung
- Women's Wellness
- Recovery Meals
- Office Wellness
- Gathering & Sharing
Chestnut and Pig's Trotter Soup
Chestnut and Pig's Trotter Soup is a classic nourishing soup for autumn and winter wellness, made with pig's trotters and Chinese chestnuts as the main ingredie…
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- benefit the kidney and astringe essence
- fortify the Spleen and nourish the Stomach
- strengthen the sinews and bones
- Beautify and nourish the skin
- promote fluid production and moisten the intestines
- Women's Wellness
- Recovery Meals
- Office Wellness
- Gathering & Sharing
Silver and White Soup (Bai Yin Tang)
"Silver and White Soup" is a classic autumn wellness soup, named after its two core ingredients – white radish and white fungus (silver ear). Simmered in a duck…
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- Clears heat and moistens the lungs.
- transform phlegm and relieve cough
- Clears heat and purges fire.
- nourish Yin and the Stomach
- calm the mind
- supplement Qi
- Women's Wellness
- Recovery Meals
- Office Wellness
- Gathering & Sharing
Corn, Carrot, Water Chestnut and Lean Pork Soup
Corn, carrot, water chestnut and lean pork soup is a sweet, nourishing, and family-friendly soup. Corn strengthens the spleen, carrot brightens the eyes, water…
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- clear Heat and generate fluids
- moisten dryness
- promote fluid production and quench thirst
- fortify the Spleen and stimulate appetite
- benefit essence and brighten the eyes
- Recovery Meals
- Office Wellness
- Gathering & Sharing
- Bedtime Nourishment

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