Loquat, Snow Fungus, Goji Berry and Red Date Soup

Why people make this soup

Loquats are a springtime fruit that many people buy in season and then find themselves with more than they can eat. Rather than letting them go to waste, Nourilo turns them into this bright, gently sweet soup with snow fungus, goji, and red dates. Loquats are rich in vitamin B complex, beta-carotene, and pectin; in Chinese food therapy they are associated with moistening the lungs and soothing a cough. Combined with the famously gelatinous snow fungus and the eye-nourishing goji berry, the result is a dessert-style soup that feels genuinely nourishing — light enough to serve as an afternoon drink, satisfying enough to follow a meal.