SOUPS FOR CHILDREN
This unique category of soups is designed and made for babies and children. Some Chinese soups contain herbal ingredients that aren’t appropriate for children due to its intense health benefits and potency and is not recommended for children.
The best approach to Chinese soups for children is to use high quality ingredients and limited herbs and additives. While there is historic and traditional benefits to using herbs, there is limited scientific and proven information on Chinese herbs and its effects on people (especially children). Be sure to use herbs in limited amounts and ingredients that you can trust and are 100% sure won’t harm your children
As western thinking Chinese, we have given this to our children as young as 8 months. I know some sites recommend giving soups to your children as young as 4 months, but we still follow the recommended 6 months (to start solids) according to the American Academy of Pediatrics, the World Health Organization, and many other health organizations. Always check with your child’s doctor before giving anything new to your child.
Arrowroot and Water Chestnuts in Chicken Soup
Soup Name: Arrowroot and Water Chestnuts in Chicken Soup Traditional Chinese Name: 馬蹄粉葛雞湯 (mǎtí fěn gé jī tāng) Nature: Slightly cooling Taste: Sweet and savory For more videos, you can follow us on YouTube.A great soup for nourishing the lungs, helping with coughs...
How to meal prep Chinese soups in batch (for rice cooker or stove top)
I have no time! I still want delicious Chinese soup! I want something easy! You got it! When I did my initial "experiment" on testing the rice cooker to make Chinese soup, I honestly didn't know what to expect - BUT... it turned out amazing! And then, it got me...
Easy 1-2-3 Chicken Congee
Soup Name: Easy 1-2-3 Chicken Congee (using frozen chicken thighs) Traditional Chinese Name: 雞粥 (jī zhōu) Taste: Savory and sweet Nature: Slightly warm For more videos, you can follow us on YouTube.My daughter... one morning told me she wasn't feeling well,...
Coughing? Stuffy Nose? Congestion? Try this Chinese Herbal Tea with Licorice, Cinnamon, and Luo Han Guo
Tea Name: Chinese Herbal Tea with Licorice, Cinnamon, and Luo Han Guo Traditional Chinese Name: 止咳茶 (zhǐké chá) - direct translation here is "anti-cough" tea. There are many teas that have earned the right to this label, so it's just easier to use it as such instead...
Fragrant Vegetables in Salmon Soup
Soup Name: Fragrant vegetables in salmon soup (Cantonese-styled) Traditional Chinese Name: 雜菜蕃茄三文魚湯 (zá cài fānjiā sānwènyú tāng) Nature: Slightly cooling Taste: Sweet and savory For more videos, you can follow us on YouTube.Tomatoes in a fragrant fish broth is a...
Green radish with carrots & corn in a Chinese herbal pork broth
Soup Name: Green radish with carrots & corn in a Chinese Herbal Pork Broth Traditional Chinese Name: 紅青蘿蔔湯 (hóng qing luóbo tang) Nature: Cooling Taste: Sweet and savory For more videos, you can follow us on YouTube.My parents came home last night from a cruise...
Papaya and Snow Fungus in a Pork Herbal Soup
Tea Name: Papaya and Snow Fungus in a Pork Herbal Soup Chinese Name: 木瓜雪耳豬骨湯 (mù gua xuě ěr zhū gǔ tāng) Nature: Warm and ideal for moisturizing the body and lungs, supporting digestion and soothing the stomach. Taste: Sweet For more videos, you can follow us on...
Chinese-Styled Cream of Corn Egg Drop Soup
Tea Name: Chinese-Styled Cream of Corn and Egg Drop Soup Chinese Name: 玉米湯 (yù mǐ tāng) Nature: Warm Taste: Sweet, Salty For more videos, you can follow us on YouTube.There are as many versions of a Chinese-styled corn and egg drop soup as there are likely ABC...
Korean dashi soup (base) for making any soups!
Tea Name: Korean dashi soup (base) Nature: Cool Taste: Sweet, Salty For more videos, you can follow us on YouTube.I learned this from a Korean Auntie that I have in Toronto, which has a huge and beautiful Korean community in the area I live in. And even if you go...
Oh how I love thee, my salted orange! Let me count the ways…
Tea Name: The Salted Orange Traditional Chinese Name: 鹽蒸橙子 (yán zhēng chéngzi) Nature: warm Taste: sweet, salty For more videos, you can follow us on YouTube.What? Salted oranges? Let's start by saying that if you see a Traditional Chinese Medicine doctor (and even...
Cough Reducing and Lung Nourishing Tea
Soup Name: Cough Reducing and Lung Nourishing Tea Traditional Chinese Name: 止咳茶 (zhǐké chá) Nature: Slightly warming Taste: Sweet For more videos, you can follow us on YouTube.I was naughty this weekend and took a ride in -5C (probably colder with wind chill) weather...
Green Radish and Carrots Chinese Chicken Soup
Soup Name: Green Radish and Carrots Chinese Chicken Soup Traditional Chinese Name: 青紅蘿蔔雞湯 (qing hóng luóbo yù mǐ jī tāng) Nature: Cooling Taste: Sweet and savory For more videos, you can follow us on YouTube. Traditionally in the Cantonese soup repertoire, this green...
ABC Chinese Soup (with a Fancy Lobster Soup Base)
Soup Name: ABC Chinese Soup (using a Lobster Base Soup) Traditional Chinese Name: ABC湯 (ABC tāng). The easiest name in the Cantonese repertoire for ABC vegetable soup is 雜菜湯 (zá cài tāng), which literally translates to mixed vegetable soup. This soup is warming in...
Easy One Pot Cabbage and Sukiyaki Pork in Soup for Dinner
Soup Name: Easy one pot cabbage and sukiyaki pork in soup for dinner This soup is slightly cooling because of the cabbage. For more videos, visit us on YouTube.Looking for a simple, healthy, easy-to-make Chinese soupy dinner? I've found one! If you love napa...
Winter Melon with Chicken and Mushrooms Rice Soup
Soup Name: Winter Melon with Chicken and Mushrooms Rice Soup Chinese Name: 冬瓜雞湯飯 (dōng guā jī tāng fàn) For more videos, visit us on YouTube.Sometimes, you just want something simple, something warm, something soupy, but all-in-one. There's a concept called...
Cute Fish Cakes in Udon Noodle Soup
Soup Name: Cute Fish Cakes in Udon Noodle Soup Chinese Name: 魚蛋湯烏冬(yú dàn tāng wū dōng) For more videos, visit us on YouTube.I couldn't contain myself when I saw these amazingly cute fish cakes in Jusco Supermarket during our visit back to Hong Kong! These...
White Radish with Mushrooms and Vermicelli in Chicken Soup
Soup Name: White radish with mushrooms and vermicelli in Chicken Soup Chinese Name: 白蘿蔔冬菇粉絲雞湯 (bái luóbo dōng gū fěn sī jī tāng) For more videos, visit us on YouTube.Sometimes, I want something relatively easy and quick to whip up all in one-pot! Make a bit of...
Fragrant Potatoes and Tomatoes in a Milky Fish Broth
Soup Name: Fragrant potatoes and tomatoes in a milky fish broth (yup, fancy name!) Traditional Chinese Name: 番茄魚湯 (fānqié yú tāng) This name of 番茄魚湯 is literally the most staple name for any soup with fish and tomatoes in it. Of course, get creative! This soup is...
Recovery Healing Soup (for Coughs and Nourishing Lungs)
Soup Name: Recovery Healing Soup (for Coughs and Nourishing Lungs) This tea is slightly cooling in nature and sweet to taste. For more videos, visit us on YouTube.Wow, there's definitely something going around lately! As the seasons change from fall to...
Japanese Yam and Monk Fruit in Pork Broth Chinese Soup
Soup Name: Japanese Yam and Monk Fruit in Pork Broth Chinese Soup Traditional Chinese Name: 淮山羅漢果豬骨湯 (huái shān luó hàn guǒ zhū gǔ tāng) This soup is slightly cooling in nature and sweet to taste. For videos, visit us on YouTube.The highlight of this soup is...
Heat Clearing Sugarcane and Water Chestnuts and Imperatae Root Herbal Tea
Soup Name: Heat clearing sugarcane and water chestnuts and imperatae root herbal tea Traditional Chinese Name: 竹蔗茅根馬蹄湯 (zhú zhè máogēn mǎtí tāng) For videos, visit us on YouTube. A traditional Chinese drink which helps cool the body, reduce heatiness, and clear...
Basic Chicken Soup (Base)
Soup Name: Basic Chinese Chicken Soup Stock (Soup Base) Traditional Chinese Name: 清雞湯 (qīng jī tāng) Here is another version of the basic chicken soup. I'll make this so that it can serve as a base for noodles, macaroni, with rice, or for double-boiling...
Sugar Cane and Imperatae Drink
Soup Name: Sugar Cane and Imperatae Drink Traditional Chinese Name: 竹蔗茅根 (zhú zhè máogēn) For videos, visit us on YouTube. A traditional Chinese drink which helps cool the body and reduce heatiness. It’s natural sweetness is perfect for hot summer days and this...
Double-boiled Whole Winter Melon Soup
I’ve always been in awe with the restaurant-styled whole winter melon soups – I mean, how on earth did they do that? They must have some giant double-boiler inside and it always taste so yummy! It’s a true favourite of mine when I go to Chinese restaurants to be able...
Vegetarian Lotus Root with Chestnuts and Carrots Chinese Soup
Soup Name: Vegetarian Lotus Root with Chestnuts and Carrots Chinese Soup Traditional Chinese Name: 蓮藕栗子素湯 (Lián'ǒu lìzǐ sù tāng) This is a great, earthy, slightly nutty light soup great for the whole family and vegetarian friendly! I'm using dried mushrooms to...
Fragrant Pork and Cabbage Quick Boil Chinese Soup
Soup Name: Fragrant Pork and Cabbage Quick Boil Chinese SoupFor more videos, visit us on YouTube.No time? Cost saving? Want something quick? I've been making these quick boil Chinese soups for awhile now! You can still make healthy and delicious soups without that...
What is Chinese ABC Soup? A Guide to Getting Started with Chinese Soups.
New to Chinese Soups? Start here with a Chinese ABC Soup! Serves: 6 large bowls Prep Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hours and 30 mins For more videos, visit us on YouTube.I get the question of "How do I start with Chinese Soups?" or "Chinese soups can be awfully...
A Do-It-Yourself Japanese Shabu Shabu Experience
Check out this 2 part homemade broth and Japanese-styled shabu shabu experience!Serves: Party of 4-6 Prep Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 3 hours and 15 mins Eat Time: Endless For more videos, visit us on YouTube.Check out the video on how to create an awesome and...
Basic Chinese Chicken Soup Stock (Soup Base)
Soup Name: Basic Chinese Chicken Soup Stock (Soup Base) Traditional Chinese Name: 清雞湯 (qīng jī tāng) This is the base Chinese Chicken Soup stock that I make for any of my Chinese soups. It's simple, straight-forward, and delicious on its own. It does take...
Chinese Chicken Herbal Soup
Soup Name: Chinese Chicken Herbal Soup Traditional Chinese Name: 清雞湯 (qīng jī tāng) The Chinese have a whole repertoire of herbs which can be added to Chinese soups and is no exception. Among these herbs, there are a variety of traditional herbs that go well...
Apple Chinese Herbal Tea (For Coughs)
Soup Name: Apple Chinese Herbal Tea (For Coughs) Traditional Chinese Name: 蘋果止咳茶 (píng guǒ zhǐ ké chá) For more videos, visit us on YouTube.When a virus, cold, or flu has you down, my go to hot drink is usually a Chinese Herbal tea that addresses my illness. ...
Japanese Pumpkin with Corn and Carrots in a Milky Pork Broth
Soup Name: Japanese Pumpkin with Corn and Carrots in a Milky Pork BrothFor more videos, visit us on YouTube.This delicious, milky broth Chinese Soup is ideal for the whole family! Made with a handful of Chinese herbs (dried dates, dried longans, and dried...
Fish Maw Chicken Egg Drop Soup
Soup Name: Fish Maw Chicken Egg Drop Soup Traditional Chinese Name: For more videos, visit us on YouTube.In the Chinese repertoire of soups, there's a type of soup called a "gung" (羹) in Cantonese. These soups are traditionally thickened with corn...
Vietnamese Sour Fish Soup
I love soups. I particularly do love sour soups as an appetizer because they really bring out my appetite! I know sour soups aren’t for all taste buds, but here’s a simple one you can make at home with fresh ingredients. You can always adjust the sourness (and even...
Quick Boil Pumpkin and Corn Vegetarian Soup
Soup Name: Quick Boil Pumpkin and Corn Vegetarian Soup Traditional Chinese Name: 簡單菜湯 (Jiǎn dān cài tāng)What started as a simple vegetable soup, turned into an interesting mix of hot and cold vegetables because I could! The children had the soup warm, served with...
Sweet Chinese Almond Dessert Soup
This classic traditional Chinese dessert has been enjoyed throughout generations (even when I was little and when my parents were little). Common in most dessert houses and even served as dessert at the end of Cantonese meals, this almond packed dessert is smooth,...
Double-boiled Apple and Pear Chinese Herbal Soup
Soup Name: Double-boiled Apple and Pear Chinese Herbal Soup Traditional Chinese Name: 蘋果雪梨燉雞湯 (píng guǒ xuě lí dùn jī tāng) For more videos, visit us on YouTube.My second project using the new double-boiler! I found a very simple, but delicious apple and pear...
Vegetarian Sweet Potatoes, Potatoes and Corn Broth with Orzo
Soup Name: Vegetarian Sweet Potatoes, Potatoes and Corn Broth with Orzo For more videos, visit us on YouTube. I know, the orzo doesn’t make it very Chinese, but my family loves small-sized pasta that I decided to turn this soup into a solid meal for the...
Snow Pear and Dragon’s Eye Sweet Dessert Soup
Soup Name: Snow Pear and Dragon's Eye Sweet Dessert SoupOne day, in the thick of a winter evening, when all the children lay sleeping, I suddenly had this urge for something sweet, crunchy and hot. No panic. Taking a peek in the fridge, I found one giant snow pear...
Starfish, Corn with Chinese Yam in Pork Broth
Soup Name: Starfish, Corn with Chinese Yam in Pork Broth Chinese Name: 海星玉米淮山湯 (hǎi xīng yù mǐ huái shān tāng) This soup is slightly cooling, designed to remove internal heat. For more videos, visit us on YouTube.Starfish? WHAT? Yah… starfish. I knew that the...
Quick Boil Winter Melon, Mushrooms with Corn in Chicken Broth
Soup Name: Quick Boil Winter Melon, Mushrooms with Corn in Chicken Broth Traditional Chinese Name: 冬瓜冬菇 玉米 雞熬湯(dōng guā dōng gū yù mǐ jī ao tāng) Nature of soup: Slightly cooling (primarily from the winter melon)This is the start of the “Quick Boil Series” of...
Chilled Coconut Milk with Tapioca Pearls and Fresh Fruit
Soup Name: Chilled Coconut Milk with Tapioca Pearls and Fresh Fruit Traditional Chinese Name: 椰汁西米露 (Yē zhī xī mǐ lù) I had a craving for a cold, sweet, coconut milk flavoured dessert and the only thing that came to mind was this commonly available dessert in...
Winter Moisturizing Tea
Soup Name: Winter Moisturizing TeaThis soup or tea is completely designed for the dry, cold, dry, cold, super dry, or super cold winter conditions. It's a vegetarian (meatless) moisturizing tea suitable for the whole family and tastes super yummy. You can consider...
Pork and Conch Herbal Soup
Soup Name: Pork and Conch Herbal Soup Traditional Chinese Name: 清豬骨海螺湯 (Qīng zhū gǔ hǎiluó tāng) This soup is neutral and sweet to taste. For more videos, visit us on YouTube. This soup is ideal for colds, flus and cough. If you’ve got a sore or...
Vietnamese Pho – Beef Noodle Soup
One of my favourite soups of all time is the Vietnamese beef broth that is made for pho noodles, or specifically, Vietnamese Pho Beef Noodle Soup. I first truly learned it while travelling to Vietnam and took a cooking course given by locals, and my life has never...
Fresh Seabed Coconut and Lily Bulbs with Chayotes in Pork Broth
A super duper neutral soup that is ideal for all weather, although chayotes are more appropriate for Spring. I still use chayotes in the winter – especially combined with corn and carrots, provides a hearty meal along with the soup. Fresh seabed coconut is not easy...
Papaya and Peanuts in Pork Broth
Soup Name: Papaya and Peanuts in Pork Broth Traditional Chinese Name: 木瓜花生豬骨湯 (mù gua huā shēng zhū gǔ tāng) This soup is slightly warming in nature and sweet to taste. For videos, visit us on YouTube.My mother-in-law made this soup one day and it was so simply...
Chinese Radish, Carrots and Corn in Ham Bone Soup
Soup Name: Chinese Radish, Carrots and Corn in Ham Bone Soup Traditional Chinese Name: 青紅蘿蔔玉米湯 (qing hóng luóbo yù mǐ tāng) Waste not, want not! Another satisfyingly delicious soup made with a left over ham bone (German-style from Berliner). All it takes is ONE...
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