The Chinese Soup Lady & Chinese Soup Recipes

Red Dates Hawthorn Tea

LadyTong — Sun, 26 May 2013 01:46:29 +0000

Soup Name: Red Dates Hawthorn Tea Traditional Chinese Name: 山楂红枣茶 (shān zhā hóng zǎo chá) Introduction: This nice slightly sweet and very tart tea was introduced by my herbalist who suggested I make it ...

Vegetables and Dried Octopus with Mung Beans Soup

LadyTong — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:02:31 +0000

Soup Name: Vegetables and Dried Octopus with Mung Beans Soup Traditional Chinese Name: 雜菜綠豆章魚湯 (Zá cài lǜ dòu zhāng yú tāng) Introduction: When it rains, the Chinese like using beans to absorb moisture from the body. ...

Soy Sauce Chicken Wings and Feet (for Chinese Confinement)

LadyTong — Fri, 17 May 2013 11:30:33 +0000

Dish Name: Soy Sauce Chicken Wings and Feet (for Chinese Confinement) Traditional Chinese Name: 醬油雞腳 (jiàng yóu jī jiǎo) Introduction: This is a very common Canton (Chinese-styled) dish. The soy sauce base can be used ...

Black Silkie Chicken with Vegetables and Chestnuts

LadyTong — Thu, 09 May 2013 13:29:59 +0000

Soup Name: Black Silkie Chicken with Vegetables and Chestnuts Traditional Chinese Name: 黑雞蘿蔔玉米栗子湯 (hēi jī luó bo yù mǐ lì zǐ tāng) Introduction: Black silkie chickens aren’t the most appealing animals to look at, but ...

Chinese Soups For The Summer!

LadyTong — Sat, 04 May 2013 13:29:02 +0000

It’s almost peaking into the hot, stuffy season of summer in Hong Kong and like most Asian countries (by the ocean), it becomes undeniably hot and sometimes humid. Soups in this ...

Tofu and Mushrooms Miso Soup

LadyTong — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 13:57:32 +0000

Soup Name: Tofu and Mushrooms Miso Soup Traditional Chinese Name: 豆腐蘑菇味噌湯 (dòu fu mó gu wèi zēng tāng) Introduction: A variation on the original miso soup (which, by the way is a great soup base in ...

Miso Paste

LadyTong — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:06:57 +0000

Ingredient Name: Miso Paste, Miso Traditional Chinese Name: 味噌 (Wèizēng) What is this? A Japanese ingredients that is fermented soybeans paste (usually made with barley, rice, soy sauce, salt) This paste is used for sauces, ...

Chicken Feet and Wintermelon Soup

LadyTong — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 23:41:31 +0000

Soup Name: Chicken Feet and Wintermelon Soup Traditional Chinese Name: 冬瓜雞腳湯 (dōng guā jī jiǎo tāng) Introduction: The feet of the chicken are one of the Chinese’s most interesting “unwanted” parts of the ...

Chinese Red Bean Soup Dessert

LadyTong — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 05:54:19 +0000

Soup Name: Chinese Red Bean Soup Dessert, Chinese Red Bean Soup, Red Bean Dessert, Red Bean Soup Traditional Chinese Name: 紅豆沙 (hǒng dòu shā) Introduction: This is a traditional Chinese dessert and a popular ...

Dried and Fresh Bok Choy in Pork Broth

LadyTong — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 14:17:42 +0000

Soup Name: Dried and Fresh Bok Choy in Pork Broth Traditional Chinese Name: 菜乾白菜湯 (cài gān bái cài tāng) Introduction: This cooling soup is really sweet and delicious! With a combination of dried and ...