Sour plum soup
Overview
Sour plum soup is a traditional summer-relieving drink in old Beijing. This soup eliminates food and harmonizes the body, promotes qi and dissipates stasis, produces body fluids and quenches thirst, converges lung qi, relieves troubles and calms the nerves. Drinking it regularly can indeed cure diseases, improve health and strengthen the body. Sour plum soup also has a good effect of reducing liver fire and helping digestion. Those with strong liver fire should eat more sour plum soup. According to traditional Chinese medicine, sourness enters the liver. People with poor liver health can eat more acidic foods. For example, people with strong liver fire should eat more sour plums. It can not only calm down the liver fire, but also help digestion of the spleen and stomach and nourish the liver. In addition, sour plum is also a natural throat moisturizer, which can gently moisturize the inflamed parts of the throat and relieve pain. The most important thing is that it tastes really good. Add some ice cubes and drink it in one gulp. It’s a great feeling! ~
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Ingredients
Steps
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The raw materials are weighed.
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Put all the ingredients in a basin, soak in cold water for 15 minutes, and rinse.
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Put it on the induction cooker, bring it to a boil and then turn to low heat. You can also use a gas stove.
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Simmer over low heat for an hour. When it is almost done, add the rock sugar until it melts and then turn off the heat.
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After cooking, strain through a strainer.
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Cold drinks, hot drinks, and room temperature all taste great~
