How to build your Chinese soup pantry
What are these ingredients? What do I do with them?
How do I prep them? How do I store them? How do I use them?
It can be overwhelming when you’re starting out making Chinese soups and teas with so many ingredients (and strange ones, too, sometimes!). That’s why I created this simple, 9-page “How to build your Chinese soup pantry” guide.
This complete guide covers:
- basic ingredient characteristics
- start with these ingredients
- buying ingredients
- my full list of pantry ingredients
- suitability for soups versus teas
- the best way to store them
- how to get started
- pairing 101
Start small. Start with what you know. Start with what you like. Repeat ingredients you’re comfortable with and then expand. It’s definitely a highly rewarding and beautiful learning journey!
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Start here. Keep it simple. And make your first soup today. 🍲
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- The ultimate Parent’s Guide to Making Chinese soups for children – learn TCM concepts, which informs soup design, and base recipes, along with an ingredient tracker.








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