Luffa Soup
It's recommended to drink more luffa soup in summer, as summer tends to aggravate heart fire. Heart fire originates from the kidneys, and luffa soup drains kidney energy, thus helping to clear heart fire. Additionally, luffa is a cooling ingredient that unblocks meridians, promotes blood circulation, cools the blood, and detoxifies.Women especially benefit from consuming more loofah, as it possesses potent skin-beautifying properties and helps prevent certain gynecological conditions. The flesh of the loofah clears kidney fire. Thus, it is particularly suitable for those with yin deficiency and excess fire, meaning those with lower-body heat. For individuals suffering from constipation, loofah aids intestinal function, promotes bowel movements, and helps prevent hemorrhoids. Since loofah is cold in nature, its preparation requires consideration. How should it be consumed?You can enjoy loofah and egg drop soup. Eggs have a warming nature and help replenish qi. If stir-frying loofah, add garlic to counterbalance its coolness with its warming properties.
Seaweed and Egg Drop Soup
Ingredients: 15g dried seaweed, 50g dried shiitake mushrooms, 100g asparagus.
Method: Slice rehydrated shiitake mushrooms and asparagus into strips. Add to boiling water with seaweed. Season with vegetable oil, MSG, and cooking wine.
Benefits: Regular consumption offers high nutritional value while alleviating summer heat, nourishing the body, and preventing arteriosclerosis and elevated blood pressure.
Bitter Melon and Pork Rib Soup
Ingredients: 4 fresh bitter melons,500g pork ribs
Method: Remove seeds from bitter melons, wash, and cut into chunks. Wash pork ribs, cut into pieces, add seasonings, and simmer in boiling water over low heat.
Benefits: Clears the heart, reduces internal heat, and detoxifies. Effective for hypertension, diabetes, hyperthyroidism, chronic hepatitis, and summer digestive issues.
Lily Bulb Soup
50g lily bulbs, 100g fresh winter melon sliced, egg white from 1 egg. First add lily bulbs and winter melon to boiling water. After boiling, pour in egg white.
Lily Bulb Soup
50g lily bulbs, 100g fresh winter melon sliced, egg white from 1 egg. First add lily bulbs and winter melon to boiling water. After boiling, pour in egg white. Season with salt, vegetable oil, and MSG to taste. This soup has cooling, heat-dispelling, and summer-heat-relieving effects. Also suitable for those with constipation or dark, scanty urine.