Kudzu, Mung Bean and Job's Tears Soup

Why people make this soup

In hot, busy weather Nourilo finds many people get tight or aching shoulders, necks and back muscles, and outdoor workers especially feel sticky with oily sweat. A cooling pot of kudzu soup is a comforting way to settle things down. Kudzu root is traditionally associated with relaxing the nerves and muscles, calming the mood, and easing heat in the stomach while quenching thirst. Paired with mung beans and Job’s tears — both linked to clearing heat — it is a friendly bowl for those troubled by heat-type skin problems and breakouts.