Fresh Chinese Yam, White Pepper Corn & Pork Tripe Soup

Why people make this soup

The peppercorn-and-pork-tripe soup is one of the most beloved cold-weather comfort soups in the Cantonese kitchen. White peppercorns are gently warming — peppery in fragrance but not searingly hot — and are traditionally associated with calming stomach pain caused by cold, easing nausea, and relieving vomiting of clear fluids. Pork tripe (the stomach lining of a pig) has long been used in Chinese food therapy under the principle of “like nourishes like” — it is thought to benefit the stomach and build digestive strength. Added to this classic base, Nourilo incorporated a fresh root of Chinese yam, which provides a mild, starchy sweetness and is traditionally used to strengthen the stomach and spleen. Together with tangy salted mustard greens and pork ribs for body, this is a full meal-soup that warms you from the inside out.