Beetroot and Red Legume Vegetable Soup

Why people make this soup

In Hong Kong’s high-pressure, long-hours culture, Nourilo has noticed how many middle-aged people walk around with a pale, sallow, or lacklustre complexion — signs that, in Chinese food therapy, point to a combination of qi deficiency and blood insufficiency. The symptoms are familiar: feeling perpetually tired, getting out of breath on slopes, speaking with low energy, feeling cold, sweating without exertion, and struggling to sleep deeply. When the brain is not getting enough nourishment through the blood, dizziness, poor memory, and even hair thinning can follow.

The remedy in food therapy has a simple visual logic: red foods nourish blood. Beetroot, red-skinned peanuts, red beans, red dates, and goji berries are all associated with supporting blood production in the traditional framework. Nourilo’s soup brings all of these together in a beautiful, naturally sweet broth that is also fully vegan-friendly.