Collections 上奶
Soups for milk supply
Papaya and fish soup is the famous one. Hong Kong grandmas swear by it, and it’s a tasty way to drink plenty.
See the soups4 soups
Traditional home cooking, not medical advice. Check with your doctor, especially if you’re pregnant, nursing, or on medication.
The house rules
- Papaya is the traditional star: Hong Kong food guides list it for nursing mums.
- Fish soup is the classic new-mum bowl. Pick low-mercury fish, and keep rich soups to once or twice a week.
- Feeding often matters most. Soup helps you drink up; it isn’t a fix on its own.
- Skip malt (麥芽) drinks: they’re traditionally used to dry milk up.
Milk-day bowls
The pots families make while nursing.
Papaya, peanut and fish tail soup
木瓜花生魚尾湯
Traditionally given to new mothers and said to moisten skin and help digestion.
Neutral平2 h 20 min
Papaya and snow fungus sweet soup
木瓜雪耳糖水
Traditionally believed to moisten the lungs and skin.
Neutral平1 h 5 min
Cilantro and fish slice soup
芫荽魚片湯
A quick soup traditionally made to chase off a mild chill.
Warming溫30 min
Codonopsis, yam and goji chicken soup
黨參淮山杞子雞湯
Traditionally believed to lift tiredness and a poor appetite.
Warming溫2 h 15 min
Where this comes from
The traditional uses on this page, and where we read them.
- Hong Kong Department of Health, Chinese Medicine Regulatory Office, "中醫飲食養生 - 五穀與蔬果"
- Hong Kong Anti-Cancer Society, "中醫食療——食物種類分析" (Dr Lam To-yee, registered Chinese medicine practitioner, 2022)
- Hong Kong Centre for Food Safety, "Benefits of fish soup consumption" (risk analysis)
- Chinese Medical Association 中华医学会, 科普: 鲫鱼汤、猪蹄汤最管用？关于“下奶” (2022)
- Me & Qi TCM herb database: dang-shen
Traditional home cooking, not medical advice. Check with your doctor, especially if you’re pregnant, nursing, or on medication.
