Wellness topic · page 8

Digestive Wellness

Soups

Prosperity Soup (Fat Choy Hou Si Soup)

A savory soup traditionally chosen to settle the stomach after rich, heaty holiday eating

⏱ 2 hr 20 min 4 bowls (about 3–4 servings)

Soups

Old Cucumber, Red Bean, Hyacinth Bean and Job's Tears Soup

Traditionally used to clear lingering heat and damp and settle the stomach after a cold

⏱ 2 hr 15 min 1 pot (family-size)

Soups

Fresh Chinese Yam, Sha Shen, Yu Zhu and Quail Soup

Traditionally used to strengthen the spleen, nourish the lungs and support a delicate child's resilience

⏱ 2 hr 20 min 4 bowls (1 pot)

Soups

Gui Zhi, Dang Shen and Silkie Chicken Soup

Traditionally used to support heart qi and strengthen the spleen and stomach

⏱ 2 hr 20 min 4 bowls (1 pot)

Soups

Snakehead Fish Soup with Chinese Yam, Goji and Red Dates

Traditionally supports the spleen and stomach during recovery

⏱ 2 hr 20 min About 4 bowls

Herbal & Flower Teas

Jasmine Flower Tea

Traditionally soothes the stomach and freshens the breath

⏱ 4 min 1 pot

Herbal & Flower Teas

Hawthorn, Cassia Bark and Brown Sugar Tea

Traditionally warms a cold stomach and eases chilly cramping pain

⏱ 35 min About 3 cups

Home-Style Dishes

Stir-Fried Snow Peas with Chicken Slices

A light home-style dish, gentle on a recovering appetite

⏱ 25 min 1 plate (2–3 servings)

Congee & Porridge

Mulberry, Hawthorn and Glutinous Rice Congee

Traditionally nourishes the liver and supports those with fatty-liver concerns

⏱ 1 hr 20 min 2–3 servings

Tonic Drinks & Waters

Hawthorn Twin-Flower Honey Drink

Traditionally associated with supporting healthy blood pressure, blood lipids and cholesterol

⏱ 20 min 2 cups

Soups

American Ginseng, Goji & Lily Bulb Lean Pork Soup

Traditionally supports the spleen and qi and replenishes fluids during recovery

⏱ 50 min About 3 bowls

Herbal & Flower Teas

Purple-Backed Gynura & Hawthorn Tea

Traditionally helps cut grease, ease food stagnation and refresh on hot days

⏱ 20 min About 4 bowls / 1 pot

Soups

Baby Corn, Chayote and Fresh Fish Soup

A clearing, diuretic soup traditionally used to support those with kidney concerns

⏱ 1 hr 50 min 4 bowls

Soups

Eight-Treasure Winter Melon and Dried Scallop Soup

Traditionally used to cool summer heat and support the spleen and digestion

⏱ 2 hr 20 min 4 bowls

Soups

Garlic, Wild Amaranth and Lean Pork Soup

A savory family soup traditionally used to support gut health during enterovirus season

⏱ 30 min 3–4 bowls

Soups

Chayote, Poria, Job's Tears and Pork Tripe Soup

A spleen-strengthening, damp-draining soup traditionally used to relieve tiredness

⏱ 2 hr 30 min 4–5 bowls

Soups

Five-Finger Fig Root, Chinese Yam and Free-Range Chicken Soup

A gentle, qi-boosting soup traditionally used to strengthen the spleen and energy

⏱ 3 hr 20 min 4–5 bowls

Tonic Drinks & Waters

Bayberry (Yangmei) Wine

A sweet-tart infused wine traditionally used to harmonize the stomach and aid digestion

1 jar

Home-Style Dishes

Home-Style Sea Cucumber

Traditionally nourishes yin and supports the kidneys

⏱ 40 min 2–3 servings

Salads & Cold Dishes

Sweet-and-Sour Young Ginger

Traditionally warms the stomach and wakes the appetite

about 1 kg pickled ginger

Soups

Salted Lemon, Winter Melon, Cowpea and Dried Duck Gizzard Soup

Traditionally used to whet the appetite and ease fluid retention

⏱ 2 hr 20 min 4–5 bowls

Soups

Astragalus Codonopsis Morinda Soup (bei qi dang shen ba ji tang)

Traditionally tonifies qi, supports spleen and kidney

⏱ 2 hr 15 min 3 bowls

Soups

Adzuki Bean Poria Jujube Soup (chi xiao dou fu ling da zao tang)

Traditionally strengthens the spleen and promotes urination

⏱ 2 hr 10 min 2–3 bowls

Home-Style Dishes

Steamed Ribs with Young Ginger and Sour Plum (zi jiang suan mei zheng pai gu)

An appetite-whetting savory dish

⏱ 47 min 2–3 servings