Snow Fungus-Papaya Soup For The Cold Winter

December 10, 2023

As winter arrives, chilly weather creeps in. We are at that point where we crave hot foods to warm our chilling body. Speaking of one, soup is the best food for cold season. I started to love this certain soup after tasting it at Daniel restaurant. Ever since that day, this has been my top favorite soup. Apart from being tasty, the soup is packed with anti-oxidants and is good for digestion which is perfect for my sensitive tummy. Moreover, this can be served either hot and cold: hot soup for main dish, or cold soup for dessert. Either way, you will definitely enjoy savoring this flavorful and healthy soup.

Secret Ingredients In This Nutritious Snow Fungus-Papaya Soup

Originally, the soup only consist of three main ingredients:

• Papaya (not too ripe)
• Snow fungus (dried)
• White Almond seeds (skinless)

As for additional sweetener,dried brown dates is used to make the soup more flavorful. Later on, I opted to add dried longan too. The soup became sweeter and my sweet tooth loved it.

Papaya is commonly known for its dietary fiber and other vitamins. Adding snow fungus into the soup makes it more nutritious. Just so you know, snow fungus is pact with vitamins, beta glucan, amino acid, and other nutrients. One would definitely crave a bowl of this soup.

But wait, I added more ingredients to make this soup even more nutritious that Vegans would truly love. However, you can also put meat into it to add more protein. It's up to your choice. It's healthy either way.

I added more sources of antioxidants and digestive enzymes:

• Red Dates
• Goji Berries
• Barley

Having food intolerances and often suffering from constipation, foods contain with digestive enzymes and fiber are truly necessary to add to my diet, and barley is rich with fiber good for digestion.

To level up the flavor, I added more vegetables rich with nutrients into it:

• Carrot
• Corn
• Mushrooms

Well, carrot is good for my poor eyes. I love the earthy flavor of mushrooms. Although some might not like the taste when added to papaya soup, it has powerful nutrients good for the body.

So just imagine all these healthy ingredients put in one bowl. Health-conscious people would truly love to add this to their diet. You can select ingredients of your choice, of course, don't omit papaya and snow fungus.

Let's start the cooking

It's so easy and doesn't require too much time and effort. You could shortly enjoy this flavorful soup.

First, dried snow fungus and brown mushroom should be soaked in the water to soften and remove impurities. You don't want to drink unhygienic food, right? The snow fungus would start to expand and brighten the color as it absorbs the water.

Next is to cut snow fungus, papaya, carrot, and corn into smaller sizes. It's a common sense of why to do so. Unless you want to consume more gas and time in boiling the soup.

Lastly, put all ingredients in a big pot, and boil in medium-low heat for forty-five minutes to one hour. Just make sure to gradually add some water once reduces.

And just like that! You now have a nutritious pact and delicious snow fungus-papaya soup. This can be served either hot or cold. They're best to consume either way depending on the season you are on.

I assure you that after drinking a bowl or two of this soup, you'll have a cleanse gut the next day.

Happy cooking. Happy tummy ☺️.

(All photos are mine)

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