Ingredients · Dried and pantry
Red dates (jujubes)
紅棗hung4 zou2
Pit them so the soup does not turn heaty.
Gentle and balanced. Traditionally fine for most people, any time of year. Source: Hong Kong Anti-Cancer Society, "中醫食療——食物種類分析" (Dr Lam To-yee, registered Chinese medicine practitioner, 2022).
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Soups with red dates (jujubes)
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Neutral平
Lotus root, octopus and pork rib soup
蓮藕章魚豬骨湯3 h 25 min
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Cooling涼
Ching bo leung pork soup
清補涼瘦肉湯2 h 50 min
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Neutral平
Papaya, peanut and fish tail soup
木瓜花生魚尾湯2 h 20 min
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Cooling涼
Abrus herb (jigucao) and pork soup
雞骨草豬骨湯2 h 45 min
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Cooling涼
Shashen and yuzhu pork soup
沙參玉竹豬骨湯2 h 45 min
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Neutral平
Hairy fig root (wuzhimaotao) soup
五指毛桃豬骨湯2 h 45 min
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Warming溫
Gastrodia and fish head soup
天麻川芎魚頭湯1 h 50 min
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Warming溫
White pepper pork stomach soup
胡椒豬肚湯3 h 10 min
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Neutral平
Lotus seed and lily bulb soup
蓮子百合瘦肉湯2 h 15 min
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Warming溫
Chestnut and shiitake chicken soup
栗子冬菇雞湯2 h 20 min
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Neutral平
Cordyceps flower and yam chicken soup
蟲草花淮山雞湯2 h 15 min
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Warming溫
Dong quai and astragalus chicken soup
當歸黃芪紅棗雞湯2 h 15 min
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Warming溫
Codonopsis, yam and goji chicken soup
黨參淮山杞子雞湯2 h 15 min
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Warming溫
Double-boiled ginseng chicken
人參燉雞4 h 15 min
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Cooling涼
Double-boiled American ginseng silkie chicken
花旗參燉竹絲雞3 h 45 min
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Neutral平
Double-boiled coconut chicken
椰子燉雞3 h 30 min
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Neutral平
Double-boiled fish maw chicken
花膠燉雞4 h 30 min
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Neutral平
Papaya and snow fungus sweet soup
木瓜雪耳糖水1 h 5 min
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Warming溫
Longan and red date tea
桂圓紅棗茶45 min