Soups
Watercress, South Almond, Carrot & Dried-Tangerine Soup
traditionally used to clear heat and moisten the lung
In short: Watercress, South Almond, Carrot & Dried-Tangerine Soup is a soup that traditionally used to clear heat and moisten the lung. It is most often made for respiratory & lung wellness, cleansing & regularity, cooling & summer heat. Total time about 1 hr 15 min. Key ingredients: watercress, carrot.
Why people make this soup
I love folding minced pork through chopped watercress for dumplings — fragrant and tasty — and when I’ve bought too much, watercress soup is the best way to clear lung-and-stomach heat. It pairs beautifully with luo han guo in a snakehead-fish soup, or with carrot and aged duck gizzard in a pork-rib soup, both kindly to people with a dry-lung cough or bronchitis. Today I bought 600 g of watercress, blanched it briefly to take off some of the bitterness, chopped the tender leaves for egg dumplings, and used the rest with carrot, almond and dried-tangerine cake for a clear, moistening soup — lovely for those with lots of phlegm, a cough, or bronchitis.
Safety first — read before you cook
This is a traditional food, not a treatment. Please check with your doctor or pharmacist before making it a regular part of your diet if you:
- are pregnant or breastfeeding, or are cooking for a young child;
- take regular medicines — especially blood thinners, blood-pressure, diabetes or immune-suppressing drugs;
- have a kidney, liver or heart condition, or a known food allergy.
Ingredient notes for this recipe
- Apricot kernels: Raw apricot kernels contain amygdalin, which turns into cyanide after eating. EFSA estimates that half of one small raw kernel can exceed the safe level for a toddler. Use no more than the recipe states, never eat them raw, and do not serve them to young children. Source: European Food Safety Authority
Stop eating it and seek advice if you notice an allergic reaction or feel unwell. Safety notes reviewed 8 October 2026 · How we write safety notes
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