Soups
Hairy Gourd, Black-Eyed Bean, Shiitake and Pork Shin Soup
Traditionally used to clear summer heat, support the spleen, and drain damp
Why people make this soup
On scorching days, melon-and-gourd soups are the natural choice for cooling and refreshing — but melons can be quite cooling, and some people with a weaker, cold-leaning spleen-stomach, dull complexion or puffy under-eyes can’t tolerate them. Hairy gourd is the gentler answer: a tender cousin of winter melon that is only mildly cooling, traditionally associated with supporting the spleen, draining damp and easing fluid retention.
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