Apple, Pear, Corn and Carrot Soup with Almonds

Why people make this soup

As the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches and the air turns dry, it’s easy to develop a dry cough and scratchy, parched throat. Nourilo likes to lean on moistening soups at this time of year. He happened to buy a bargain bundle of apples and pears, more than he could eat fresh, so into the pot they went — with corn, carrot and almonds — for a soup that traditionally moistens the lungs, supports the complexion, and helps ease phlegm and cough.