Salted Lemon, Winter Melon, Cowpea and Dried Duck Gizzard Soup

Why people make this soup

Buying sour plums to steam with ribs, Nourilo noticed a big jar of salted lemons beside them. The Chiu Chow shopkeeper sang the praises of salted lemon cooked with winter melon and duck, so Nourilo gave it a go — but as fresh duck is rather fatty, he used dried duck gizzard instead, plus cowpea, Job’s tears and winter melon. The result is genuinely appetite-whetting and tasty, traditionally used to whet the appetite, resolve stagnation, drain water and refresh you.