Chills and clear phlegm? Warm ginger onion soup
Ginger spring onion soup for wind-cold cough
Warming spring onion, ginger, and apricot-kernel soup for wind-cold cough with clear phlegm and chills. Kitchen habit from the cough Insight.
Read biteIn brief
Chinese snow pear almond soup uses snow pear (雪梨), sweet apricot kernels (南杏), bitter apricot kernels (北杏), and figs. In TCM food therapy it nourishes Yin, moistens the Lungs, clears heat, and helps resolve phlegm in dry or heaty cough patterns. Bitter kernels must be cooked; do not eat them raw in quantity.
Recipe
The method
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Prep
Slice 2 snow pears and remove the seeds. Measure 5–10 g sweet apricot kernels and 5–10 g bitter apricot kernels. Add 2–3 dried figs.
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Combine
Place all ingredients in a pot and cover with water.
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Simmer
Bring to a boil over medium heat, then cook for about 1 hour.
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Serve
Soup is ready. Sip warm. Bitter apricot kernels are mildly toxic raw; only consume after cooking or roasting, and stay within 10 g per day.
Try today Simmer one pot of snow pear with apricot kernels this week.
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FAQs
Quick questions
What is the difference between sweet and bitter apricot kernels?
Bitter kernels (北杏) have a stronger anti-asthmatic and laxative effect and must be cooked. Sweet kernels (南杏) are more nourishing for dry Lungs and are not toxic in the same way. They are often used together.
Is this the same as snow fungus pear soup?
No. Snow fungus pear soup uses snow fungus with pear, goji, and dates. This pot uses snow pear with Nan Xing, Bei Xing, and figs, without fungus.
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