Dietary Habits

Slow cooked soup

(gz.gov.cn)
Updated: 2010-11-08 21:20

People in Guangzhou have been enjoying this soup for ages as a way to cope with the hot and humid climate in the Lingnan area and to remove internal humidity. This soup is prepared according to a medicated food recipe based on principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine. The varieties of the soup change with the seasons and, over the past few decades, broths have become an integral part of the local diet and are a hallmark of the local culinary culture… along with Guangzhou Cold Tea.

Local people prepare the Slow Cooked Soup in many different ways. Different ingredients and cooking techniques are used to produce soups of different tastes and dietary effects. Preparing this soup is not a tiresome task, but it is a time-consuming process, in fact, the preparation is not hard as long as the right ingredients can be obtained, properly mixed, and simmered for a sufficient number of hours.