Green Olive, Dragon Tongue Leaf, Luo Han Guo and Palm Fruit Soup

Why people make this soup

Teachers, singers, telemarketers — anyone who uses their voice for long stretches — know that sore, dry feeling that creeps in after a particularly demanding day of talking. During cool, dry autumn weather, this kind of throat discomfort is especially common. This soup is one of Nourilo’s dependable recommendations: green olives are used whole (and bruised with a cleaver to help release their active compounds), combined with fresh dragon tongue leaf, luo han guo, and sweet almonds. The resulting soup is naturally sweet and free of that heavy herbal flavour that puts many people off medicinal soups. Lean pork can be added for a heartier, more savoury version — perfectly suited to everyday family cooking.