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Plant-Based & Meat-Free Recipes

Congee & Porridge

Pine Nut and Fig Congee

Traditionally used to replenish, moisten the lungs and ease the bowels

⏱ 1 hr 10 min 1 serving

Soups

Four-Seed Soup (Ginkgo, Pine Nut, Walnut, Peanut)

Traditionally used to support the kidneys and lungs and ease wheezing

⏱ 1 hr 15 min 2 servings

Soups

Yacon, Fig and Apricot Kernel Sweet Soup

Traditionally used to clear heat, moisten the lungs and ease the bowels

⏱ 1 hr 15 min 4 servings

Home-Style Dishes

Vinegar-Preserved Sour Plums

Traditionally used to promote saliva, aid digestion and soothe itchy skin

1 jar (~1 catty plums)

Herbal & Flower Teas

Eucommia (Du Zhong) Tea

traditionally supports liver-fire calming and blood pressure balance

⏱ 1 hr 10 min 2 bowls / 2 servings

Soups

Wheat Grain, Black Bean, Lotus Seed and Nan Jujube Soup

Traditionally used to calm the heart and support restful sleep

⏱ 2 hr 10 min 3–4 bowls

Soups

Dried Persimmon, Goji and Walnut Soup

Traditionally used to nourish the liver and kidneys and support darker, healthier hair

⏱ 1 hr 5 min 2 bowls

Soups

Lophatherum, Job's Tears and Corn Kernel Soup

Traditionally used to clear heart fire and ease restlessness in fretful children

⏱ 50 min about 2 bowls (one child's daily portion)

Congee & Porridge

Cassia Seed Congee

Traditionally used to support healthy blood lipids and gentle digestion

⏱ 55 min 1 pot (2–3 servings)

Soups

Jiaogulan (Gynostemma) and Corn Kernel Soup

Traditionally used to support the spleen and healthy blood lipids

⏱ 30 min 2 bowls

Soups

Crown Daisy (Tong Hao) and Egg White Soup

Traditionally used to soothe the stomach and ease a heavy, dizzy head

⏱ 20 min 2 bowls

Herbal & Flower Teas

Three Jujube Tea (San Zao Cha)

Traditionally used to support respiratory comfort and nourish the blood in children with sensitive airways

⏱ 35 min 1–2 cups

Congee & Porridge

Radish-Seed (Lai Fu Zi) and Black Sesame Congee

Traditionally used to help loosen phlegm and ease wheezy, phlegmy cough

⏱ 50 min 1–2 bowls

Soups

Damp-Clearing Winter Melon Soup

Traditionally used to clear heat and damp and support children's defenses in HFMD season

⏱ 1 hr 45 min 2 bowls

Soups

Chinese Celery and Red Date Soup

Traditionally used to clear heart-fire and calm 'liver-yang' dizziness in people with high blood pressure

⏱ 40 min 2 bowls (one day's portion)

Herbal & Flower Teas

Fresh Fingered-Citron (Fo Shou), Ginger and Red Date Tea

Traditionally used to soothe the 'liver' and move qi, easing stomach discomfort

⏱ 20 min 2 bowls

Tonic Drinks & Waters

Cordyceps and South Jujube Rice Wine

traditionally associated with supporting kidney yang and yin, nourishing qi and blood, and promoting overall vitality

⏱ 720 hr 1 bottle (approx. 750 ml), taken 2 tablespoons twice daily

Congee & Porridge

Chinese Yam, Hyacinth Bean, and Foxnut Congee

traditionally associated with strengthening the spleen and stomach, reducing loose stools, and supporting digestion

⏱ 55 min 2–3 bowls (1 pot of congee)

Soups

Fresh Smilax (Tu Fu Ling) and Grass Turtle Soup

Traditionally used to clear heat and damp and support skin troubled by itchiness

⏱ 3 hr 20 min 3–4 bowls

Herbal & Flower Teas

Fo-Ti, Gou Teng and Stiff Silkworm Decoction

Traditionally used to nourish blood and calm itchy skin, especially long-standing itch

⏱ 1 hr 10 min 2 bowls (1 day's serving)

Herbal & Flower Teas

Rose, Jasmine and Osmanthus Flower Tea

traditionally used to ease liver-stomach tension and bloating

⏱ 7 min 1 cup (re-steepable 2–3 times)

Home-Style Dishes

Hawthorn Fruit Syrup (Shan Zha Guo Jiang)

traditionally used to stimulate appetite, ease food stagnation and support healthy cholesterol

⏱ 2 hr 15 min Approx. 2 cups syrup (50+ servings as diluted drink)

Herbal & Flower Teas

Glehnia, Rehmannia and Dendrobium Decoction

traditionally used to nourish stomach yin, relieve dry mouth and ease gnawing stomach discomfort

⏱ 1 hr 10 min 2 bowls (1 day's serving)

Congee & Porridge

Lotus Leaf, Rush Pith and Ophiopogon Barley Congee

Traditionally used to nourish yin, clear heat and calm the mind

⏱ 1 hr 10 min 3–4 bowls