Cardamine (Tong Ge Cai), Apricot Kernel, Fig and Pork Rib Soup

Why people make this soup

With weather swinging warm and cold it’s easy to catch a cold, and even after the worst passes some people are left with a scratchy throat, a stubborn cough with phlegm, poor appetite, sluggish digestion and a foggy, tired head. In food-therapy terms that’s lingering heat that hasn’t fully cleared. This pot is Nourilo’s gentle answer. Cardamine (tong ge cai) is available fresh at Chinese or Asian grocers; choose bunches with few yellowed leaves.