Job's-Tears, Red-Bean and Mung-Bean Soup with Licorice

Why people make this soup

Nourilo offers this one for the hot, humid stretch of the year, when nurseries and care homes can see waves of illness going around. In the traditional view, the body does well to clear heat and drain “damp” in such weather. This soup leans on three humble pantry ingredients — Job’s tears and two kinds of bean — with a touch of licorice, and is gentle enough for both little ones and the elderly to sip as a seasonal comfort.