Ching Bo Leung (Clear-Tonic-Cooling) Pork Soup

Why people make this soup

Summer is not the season for heavy tonics — you sweat a lot, the heat is strong, and forceful “tonics” can backfire into dry-mouth, irritability, red lips and eyes. But for people who are run-down, or recovering from illness or surgery, Nourilo favours the gentle approach: mild ingredients like yam, lotus seed, fox nut, glehnia and Solomon’s seal that clear heat, lightly nourish, and cool and moisten all at once. That balance is exactly what Ching Bo Leung is for.