Yam ribs soup is more suitable for autumn and winter, because this soup is mainly for nourishing yang and dispelling cold. In early autumn, the pores of the human body gradually enter a state of convergence. Therefore, the cold also enters. At this time, you need to drink some soup to strengthen yang and drive away cold to help the human body adapt to the changes of seasons. Moreover, yam is good for enhancing kidney function. Chinese medicine says that kidney qi is hidden in winter, so autumn and winter are the best seasons for tonifying kidney. Eating more yam can enhance kidney qi, which is very beneficial to the body.
The function of seaweed soup on pig's trotters is mainly to nourish yin and beautify. There are a lot of animal collagen in pig's trotters, which is a good beauty product for women. Collagen can moisturize women's skin and make it smoother and more delicate. Many elderly women look young because they often eat foods with high collagen content. So they have no wrinkles and haggard faces, shiny skin and full mental state.
There is also Wuji jujube soup, which is also very suitable for nourishing the body. Jujube has the function of enriching blood. Cooking soup with black-bone chicken can enrich blood and concentrate. If there is deficiency of both qi and blood, drinking Wuji jujube soup is the most tonic. Some people think that only women can drink black-bone chicken soup, but men can also drink it. The main function of Wuji Zaotang is to replenish blood, which is not only needed by women, but also by men. When a man drinks it, he can put some codonopsis pilosula and astragalus root in it, which is both blood-enriching and aphrodisiac.
Pig lung and lotus root soup tastes good, too. Lotus root is a product of summer, so this soup is best cooked in summer to drive away internal heat and toxins. When cooking this soup, be sure to clean the pig lungs thoroughly. It is best to marinate it with white wine and cooking wine first, and then cook it with high fire to remove impurities.