4 Traditional Chinese Soups That Will Help You Get Better Skin
Beauty soups that are delicious and good for you
By Terri Kue -
It's time to put away the coffee, sugar drinks, and bubble tea and drink some healthy soups instead. The four Chinese soups we have curated for you are not just delicious - they are also great for promoting and maintaining youthful and radiant skin.
The soups contain well-loved soup ingredients such as red dates, red beans, and lotus seeds that will remind you of your grandma's cooking. Keep reading to find out more.
People often say that ice cream tastes better during the winter, so how about a cold soup during this rainy season? This soup contains papaya which is a great source of Vitamin A, C, and B-complex that acts as great antioxidants. It can make the skin will appear brighter and tighter for a youthful look.
The red dates in this recipe aren't just there to make the soup sweet, either. The little ingredient is rich in Vitamin C that reduces and delays signs of ageing on the skin.
To make this soup, you will need papaya, red dates, rock sugar, snow fungus, goji berries, dried longan, Chinese almond, and pandan leaves. You will require one and a half hours to make the soup from start to finish.
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If your skin has been acting up recently, you might want to take a look at your sleep schedule. This soup helps to soothe your nerves and thus helps you improve sleep - which is a big win in our book for our skin.
The two main ingredients, lotus seed and white fungus, benefits sleep and skin complexion respectively for a two-in-one dish. Similar to the above-mentioned dish, you will also be using red dates in this one for both taste and added benefits.
You will need lotus seeds, white fungus, one pear (dried or fresh), red dates, goji berries for taste, and rock sugar. This dish requires about one hour and 10 minutes to complete.
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This soup is a little different from the others; it's not just good for your skin but for your hair as well.
Sweet potatoes contain high levels of beta-carotene that gives them their purple colour. In our bodies, however, it acts as a powerful antioxidant to flush out the toxins from your body. Not only that - it can turn into Vitamin A when our bodies need it, which prevents sun damage and helps to speed up the healing of any blemishes on the skin. Vitamin A is also essential for growth and keeping hair healthy by helping skin cells make sebum.
For this recipe, you can also eat it with purple rice for a thoroughly nourishing meal. It will take about an hour and 20 minutes to make.
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Red bean is a powerhouse ingredient in the skincare world. For those who are dealing with dull skin, red beans contain protein, potassium, and iron that improves the complexion and give a healthy glow. Not only that, but it keeps your energy levels up and can aid in preventing pneumonia.
This classic recipe creates a much-loved soup that is not only good for you but also tasty. The tang yuan makes for a chewy delight.
Of course, you don't have to make the tang yuan from scratch as stated in the recipe. Store-bought ones are just fine, and you can get those with red bean filling to complement the soup!
The soup will take about an hour and 25 minutes to make, less if you opt for ready-made tang yuan.
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A version of this story appeared on Nuyou.