Ingredient

Chinese yam

Chinese yam is a wholesome ingredient featured in 199 Nourilo recipes — most often in soups, congee & porridge and home-style dishes. It is traditionally enjoyed as part of a balanced diet.

Often used in recipes for

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Recipes with Chinese yam

Soups

Fresh Dendrobium, Yam, Lily Bulb & Ophiopogon Pork Shin Soup

Traditionally used to support qi and yin and ease dryness after late nights

⏱ 1 hr 50 min 4 bowls

Soups

Cordyceps Flower Yam Goji Chestnut Pork Shin Soup (Chong Cao Hua Huai Qi Li Zi Zhu Zhan Tang)

Traditionally nourishing; supports the body's resilience and immunity

⏱ 2 hr 15 min 4 bowls

Soups

Fresh Yam Guava Corn Pork Shin Soup (Xian Huai Shan Ba Le Su Mi Zhu Zhan Tang)

Traditionally supports healthy blood sugar and the 'three highs'

⏱ 1 hr 45 min 4–5 bowls

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Cordyceps Flower, Fresh Yam and Dendrobium Soup

traditionally taken to support the body's immune defenses

⏱ 1 hr 35 min 4 bowls

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Chinese Yam, Amomum and Squab Soup

traditionally taken to warm and strengthen the spleen and stomach

⏱ 2 hr 25 min 4 bowls

Soups

Fresh Yam, Lotus Seed, Lily Bulb, Sour Jujube and Longan Soup

Traditionally used to settle the mind and support restful sleep

⏱ 2 hr 20 min 4 bowls (serves 4)

Soups

Ching Bo Leung (Clear-Tonic-Cooling) Pork Soup

A gentle, balanced tonic traditionally taken to cool and nourish in summer

⏱ 2 hr 20 min 4 bowls

Soups

Chinese Yam, Goji, Polygonatum, Mai Dong and Quail Soup

Traditionally used to nourish the heart, support qi and strengthen the spleen and stomach

⏱ 2 hr 20 min 4–5 bowls

Soups

Fresh Yam, Lotus Seed, Lily Bulb, Almond and Pork-Lung Soup

Traditionally used to moisten the lungs and settle a restless mind

⏱ 2 hr 20 min 4–5 bowls / 1 pot

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Lion's Mane, Fresh Yam & Codonopsis Chicken Soup

Traditionally used to strengthen the spleen-stomach and support digestion

⏱ 2 hr 25 min 4–5 bowls

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Fresh Yam, Dendrobium, Goji & Dried Conch Soup

Traditionally used to support the liver, nourish the stomach and brighten the eyes

⏱ 1 hr 50 min 4 bowls

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Fresh Yam, Lotus Seed, Lily Bulb, Poria and Longan Soup

Traditionally calms the mind and nourishes yin

⏱ 1 hr 45 min 4 bowls

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Cordyceps Flower, Fresh Chinese Yam, Goji and Wild Duck Soup

Traditionally taken to nourish the body and support resilience to colds

⏱ 2 hr 20 min 4–5 bowls

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Fresh Chinese Yam, Chayote, Corn and Marbled Eel-Goby Soup

Traditionally taken to support steady blood sugar and guard against the 'three highs'

⏱ 1 hr 50 min 4 bowls

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Fresh Yam, Glehnia, Polygonatum and Wild Duck Soup

Traditionally used to nourish yin, moisten dryness, and support the skin

⏱ 1 hr 50 min 4 to 5 bowls

Soups

Cordyceps Spore, Yam, Goji, Lily and Conch Soup

Traditionally used to nourish the five organs, support the lungs and ease cough

⏱ 1 hr 50 min 4 to 5 bowls

Soups

Monkey Head Mushroom, Chinese Yam and Goji Lean Pork Soup

Traditionally used to nourish the stomach and digestive system

⏱ 2 hr 20 min 4 bowls (3–4 servings)

Soups

Fresh Dendrobium, Fresh Yam, Goji and Snow Fungus Pork Rib Soup

Traditionally associated with supporting healthy blood sugar and moistening dryness

⏱ 1 hr 50 min 4 bowls (3–4 servings)

Soups

Fresh Yam, Goji and Oxtail Soup

Traditionally warms and nourishes qi and blood in cold weather

⏱ 2 hr 20 min 4 bowls

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Four-Spirit Beef Loach Fish Soup

Traditionally strengthens the spleen and kidney and supports recovery

⏱ 1 hr 50 min 4–5 bowls

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Astragalus Codonopsis Soup

Traditionally strengthens the spleen and moves qi to balance the body

⏱ 1 hr 15 min 3–4 bowls

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Fresh Chinese Yam Vegetable Soup

Traditionally supports the spleen and is helpful for the 'three highs'

⏱ 1 hr 15 min 4 bowls

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Chinese Yam, Dendrobium, Goji and Guava Soup

Traditionally used to support steady blood sugar

⏱ 1 hr 45 min 4 bowls

Soups

Agaricus Mushroom, Chinese Yam and Quail Soup

Traditionally used to support immunity and replenish qi

⏱ 1 hr 50 min 4–5 bowls

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