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Digestive Wellness

Home-Style Dishes

Coconut Seafood Fried Rice

traditionally associated with supporting spleen and stomach function, strengthening vitality, and generating fluids

⏱ 40 min 2–3 servings

Home-Style Dishes

Tomato Mixed Vegetable Pasta

stimulates appetite, provides balanced low-fat nourishment

⏱ 30 min 1–2 servings

Soups

Bei Qi Poria Damp-Clearing Soup (Bei Qi Fu Ling Qu Shi Tang)

supports spleen function, traditionally associated with reducing fluid retention and fatigue

⏱ 1 hr 10 min 2 bowls

Herbal & Flower Teas

Ginger-Jujube-Coix Seed Tea

traditionally associated with warming digestion, easing fatigue and relieving dampness

⏱ 20 min 10 tea bags (1 per serving)

Home-Style Dishes

Stir-Fried Tender Green Beans with Beef Tenderloin

supports spleen and stomach function; a nourishing everyday dish

⏱ 30 min 2–3 servings

Soups

Chinese Yam, Hyacinth Bean and Beef Soup

traditionally associated with strengthening the spleen, easing chronic loose stools and supporting digestion

⏱ 135 min 4 bowls

Soups

Lotus Root, Snow Pear and Water Chestnut Pork Bone Soup

traditionally associated with cooling stomach heat, supporting blood vessel integrity and easing bleeding gums

⏱ 135 min 4–5 bowls

Soups

Lotus Leaf, Fresh Lotus Seed and Winter Melon Soup

traditionally associated with clearing summer heat, draining dampness, and supporting digestion

⏱ 2 hr 10 min 4–5 bowls

Soups

Wormwood Herb, Chayote and Pork Soup

traditionally used to support the spleen, clear damp-heat and ease digestive sluggishness

⏱ 1 hr 15 min 3–4 bowls

Sweet Soups & Desserts

Two-Colour Sweet Potato Balls

traditionally associated with supporting the spleen, supplementing qi and promoting digestive regularity

⏱ 35 min 2–3 servings

Home-Style Dishes

Young Ginger and Sour Plum Braised Duck

traditionally associated with stimulating appetite, aiding digestion and relieving food stagnation

⏱ 1 hr 30 min 4–6 servings (from 1 whole duck)

Soups

Black Fungus, Fig, and American Ginseng Double-Boiled Soup

Traditionally associated with moistening the intestines, relieving constipation, and supporting gut lining health

⏱ 1 hr 15 min 2 servings

Soups

Potato, Corn and Black Wood-Ear Soup

traditionally associated with supporting digestion, clearing the intestines, and weight management

⏱ 75 min 3–4 bowls

Congee & Porridge

Pine Nut and Fig Congee

traditionally associated with gently moistening the intestines, supporting bowel regularity, and nourishing the skin

⏱ 50 min 2–3 servings

Soups

Burdock, Lion's Mane Mushroom and Snow Fungus Soup

traditionally associated with supporting digestive health and immune function

⏱ 140 min 4–5 bowls

Soups

Ginkgo, Walnut and Apricot Kernel Pork Lung Soup

traditionally used to support lung qi, ease coughing, and nourish spleen, lung, and kidney during remission

⏱ 145 min 4–5 bowls

Herbal & Flower Teas

Lemon and Roasted Brown Rice Tea

traditionally associated with supporting digestion, removing excess oil, and promoting a lighter feeling after meals

⏱ 15 min 1 cup (refillable)

Soups

Green and Red Radish Beef Shank Soup

traditionally used to support spleen function and promote healthy urination

⏱ 2 hr 15 min 3–4 bowls

Congee & Porridge

Red Date and Millet Congee

traditionally used to nourish and gradually restore the spleen and stomach after fasting or illness

⏱ 1 hr 5 min 2–3 bowls (1–2 servings)

Soups

Chrysanthemum Greens (Tong Ho) and Fish Head Soup

traditionally used to warm the stomach, support digestion, and relieve cold-type nausea

⏱ 50 min 3–4 bowls

Soups

Garlic, Amaranth and Lean Pork Soup (Suan Tou Xian Cai Shou Rou Tang)

traditionally associated with antibacterial action and soothing gastroenteritis, dysentery, and digestive infections

⏱ 45 min 3–4 bowls (serves 2–3)

Soups

Chili Leaf, Goji Berry and Lean Pork Soup

traditionally supports liver, brightens the eyes, and warms the stomach

⏱ 25 min 3–4 bowls

Home-Style Dishes

Sea Cucumber Braised with Bamboo Fungus and Vegetables

traditionally nourishes the liver and kidneys, supports healthy blood pressure, and harmonises digestion

⏱ 70 min 3–4 servings

Soups

Cordyceps Flower, Tiger Milk Lingzhi and Quail Soup

traditionally associated with supporting lung, spleen and kidney qi; may help reduce frequency of cough and wheezing in those with a weak respiratory constitution

⏱ 140 min 4–5 bowls (serves 2–3)