Chinese Yam, Euryale, Poria and Quail Soup

Why people make this soup

Some children have a weak spleen with poor digestion and absorption, so they look sallow and thin, tire easily and just won’t gain weight — which understandably worries parents. Nourilo’s everyday approach is gentle, nourishing food therapy that builds up without being greasy or drying — yam, euryale, poria, hyacinth bean, lotus seed and the like, simmered with some meat. Quail is nicknamed the “ginseng of animals”: it is traditionally said to nourish the five organs gently, neither drying nor cloying, making it well suited to children with a weak spleen.