Sweet soup 糖水
Papaya and snow fungus sweet soup
木瓜雪耳糖水muk6 gwaa1 syut3 ji5 tong4 seoi2
Gentle and balanced. Traditionally fine for most people, any time of year. Papaya and snow fungus are neutral.
Good for traditionally believed to moisten the lungs and skin.
- 15 minprep
- 50 mincook
- 4servings
- One potAutumn
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Ingredients
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- 1½ quarts1.5 LWater
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Method
- Soak the snow fungus, trim and tear into small florets.
- Simmer the fungus and dates for 30 minutes until the fungus turns silky.
- Add the papaya cubes, goji and sugar; simmer 10 minutes.
Who should go easy
Fine for most people.
Traditional Chinese food therapy, not medical advice. Ask your doctor if you are pregnant, on medication or unwell.
Ingredient natures from Hong Kong Anti-Cancer Society, "中醫食療——食物種類分析" (Dr Lam To-yee, registered Chinese medicine practitioner, 2022). How we judge a soup’s nature.
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