Dried Octopus and Fuzzy Melon Soup

Why people make this soup

Dried octopus (also known as dried eight-arm squid) has been a staple of Cantonese food-therapy cooking for centuries. Nourilo picked up a couple of beautifully fragrant dried octopuses at a local seafood shop and paired them with mild, cooling fuzzy melon and sweet carrot. The result is a rich, naturally sweet broth that the whole family can enjoy — and which is especially associated in Chinese food-therapy tradition with supporting blood nourishment and a healthy energy (qi) level.