Seaweed, Pumpkin, and Pork Soup

Why people make this soup

Spending long hours under air conditioning can actually make skin more sensitive to occasional sun exposure — and spending too much time in the sun when skin is not conditioned for it can lead to redness, itching, or increased freckling. This soup was created to support the kind of clear, healthy skin that starts from within. The combination of seaweed, pumpkin, tomato, and carrot brings together a remarkable concentration of pectin — a gel-like substance found in these plants — which traditional food-therapy associates with helping to clear accumulated waste and heavy metals from the bloodstream. When the blood runs cleaner, the skin tends to look better.

Method

1. Soak the seaweed in clean water; rinse gently and set aside.
2. Peel and cut the pumpkin, tomatoes, and carrot into rough chunks.
3. Slice the pork and blanch briefly in boiling water; drain and rinse.
4. Combine the pumpkin, tomatoes, carrot, and pork in a pot with 2.1 L of water.
5. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 45 minutes.
6. Add the seaweed to the pot and continue simmering for a further 15 minutes, until the liquid reduces to 0.9–1.2 L.
7. Serve and eat the soup together with all the cooked ingredients.

Nourilo’s Tips

If spiral seaweed is not available, any variety of dried seaweed or kelp works well as a substitute. The pumpkin, tomatoes, and carrot all contain generous amounts of natural pectin, and combined with the gel from the seaweed, these ingredients together support the body in clearing trace amounts of heavy metals and other unwanted substances from the bloodstream. Less accumulation in the blood naturally supports a clearer, more luminous complexion.