Three-Bean Soup (San Dou Tang)

Why people make this soup

Fatty liver has become one of the more common diet-related health concerns in modern cities, often progressing quietly from a mild stage — where a person simply feels a little tired and craves rich food — to a more noticeable state with digestive discomfort. In Chinese food therapy, this Three-Bean Soup has a long track record as a gentle, daily-use remedy associated with clearing excess “heat and dampness” from the body, two concepts that broadly map onto the conditions that traditional practitioners believe allow fatty liver to develop. The soup tastes naturally sweet and slightly earthy, and it is easy to make a big batch.

Nourilo points out that this is a nice-tasting soup the whole family can share — not just those with liver concerns.