Papaya, Coconut, Snow Fungus and Chicken-Breast Soup

Why people make this soup

At a gathering, Nourilo realised more than half the table had had COVID, and they shared the same after-effects: chest tightness and breathlessness, getting winded after a short walk, achy muscles and joints, deep tiredness, poor appetite, and dulled taste and smell. This soup is traditionally used to moisten the lungs, settle the stomach and support the body through those lingering complaints.

Method

1. Wash the coconut and cut into pieces. Peel and deseed the papaya, cut into chunks. Husk the corn and cut up.
2. Soak and rinse the snow fungus and almonds; remove the snow fungus stem.
3. Cut the chicken breast into large pieces and blanch.
4. Put everything in a pot with 2.7 L of water and simmer 2 hours down to 1.2–1.5 L. Serve.

Nourilo’s Tips

This soup is clear, sweet and tasty, and is traditionally seen as helpful for poor appetite, tired limbs, a phlegmy cough and a dull complexion.