Green Olive, Green Radish, Almond and Fig Soup

Why people make this soup

Spring in Hong Kong brings unpredictable weather — cold one morning, humid the next — and with it a wave of sore throats, scratchy voices, and wind-heat colds. Green olives are a key ingredient in Cantonese throat-soothing food therapy: they are slightly astringent and cooling, and have long been used to calm inflamed, swollen throats. Paired with green radish (which clears heat) and the moistening action of figs and apricot kernels, this soup creates a naturally sweet, deeply refreshing broth that works gently for the whole family. It is one of Nourilo’s go-to recommendations because it is balanced enough to suit both cold and hot constitutions — an everyday household soup.