Fresh Chinese Yam, Flower-Shiitake and Carrot Soup

Why people make this soup

Fresh Chinese yam is delicious and nourishing whether stir-fried or in soup, and it is traditionally used to support the spleen, the lungs and the kidneys. There’s an old saying that children “have liver to spare and never quite enough spleen”, so when a child is off their food or digesting poorly, Nourilo likes to pair fresh yam with carrot, shiitake and red dates — a gentle, child-friendly soup traditionally said to support the body, strengthen the spleen and ease food stagnation.