Coriander, Scallion, Century Egg and Fish Slice Soup

Why people make this soup

Muggy days, fierce air-conditioning, sweating then chilling — that back-and-forth is exactly how a cold sneaks in when your defences are a little low. Nourilo keeps this fast soup for the very first signs: chills, body achiness, a scratchy throat, a slight fever. Coriander, scallion whites and ginger are the classic warming, aromatic trio traditionally used to “release the exterior” — that is, to gently coax out a light sweat and help the body shake off the early invader.