Tiger Milk Mushroom, Snow Fungus, Almond and Quail Soup

Why people make this soup

Dry weather, and a few fried, crispy snacks, can quickly leave the throat parched and the lungs dry and coughing — so Nourilo likes a lung-moistening pot in this season. He had some tiger milk mushroom on hand and thought of a soup for those with weak lungs. Tiger milk mushroom is a prized fungus from Southeast Asia. Many little ones just starting nursery catch one respiratory bug after another — barely recovered before the next cold lands, to every parent’s despair. So he simmers tiger milk mushroom with snow fungus, lily bulb and almond into a quail soup: gentle support for a child’s lung qi and resistance.

Method

1. Clean and dress the quail, then blanch.
2. Separately soak and wash the other ingredients.
3. Simmer everything in 2.7 L of water for 2 hours down to 1.2 L, and serve.

Nourilo’s Tips

This soup has little herbal taste and is fine for all ages. Because tiger milk mushroom carries polysaccharides, it is traditionally valued by cancer patients who feel weak during chemotherapy. But anyone with a cold and fever should not take tonic soups.