Ingredient

Rock sugar

Rock sugar is a wholesome ingredient featured in 181 Nourilo recipes — most often in soups, herbal & flower teas and tonic drinks & waters. It is traditionally enjoyed as part of a balanced diet.

Often used in recipes for

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Recipes with Rock sugar

Soups

Mixed Bean and Peanut Sweet Soup

Traditionally enjoyed to support people with low platelet counts

⏱ 2 hr 15 min 4–5 bowls

Soups

Fig, Fresh Lily Bulb and Houttuynia Soup

Traditionally clears lung heat and eases cough

⏱ 30 min 2 bowls

Soups

Fresh Houttuynia, Apple and Fig Soup

Traditionally clears summer heat and supports the body's defenses

⏱ 35 min 4–5 bowls

Soups

Three-Bean Summer Soup

Traditionally clears summer heat without being too cooling

⏱ 2 hr 30 min 4 bowls

Herbal & Flower Teas

Prunella Chrysanthemum Tea (Xia Ku Cao Ju Hua Cha)

Traditionally clears the liver and brightens the eyes

⏱ 40 min 3 cups

Herbal & Flower Teas

Prunella, Water Chestnut and Honey Date Tea

Traditionally used to clear liver heat and support clear, bright eyes

⏱ 40 min 4 bowls

Soups

Lotus Seed, Lily Bulb, Longan and Quail Egg Sweet Soup

Traditionally used to support the spleen, nourish the blood, and calm the mind

⏱ 1 hr 4 bowls

Tonic Drinks & Waters

Imperata Root, Sugarcane, Water Chestnut and Corn Water

Traditionally associated with clearing summer heat and supporting healthy urination

⏱ 1 hr 3–4 bowls

Tonic Drinks & Waters

Chinese Olive and Rock Sugar Water

Traditionally associated with clearing the lungs and soothing the throat

⏱ 50 min 3–4 bowls

Herbal & Flower Teas

Prepared Mulberry Mistletoe, Black Soybean and Nan Zao Sweet Tea

Traditionally used to nourish the liver and kidney and the blood

⏱ 1 hr 10 min 1 pot / 3–4 bowls

Congee & Porridge

Water Chestnut and Poria Congee

Traditionally used to clear heat and calm a restless, irritable mind

⏱ 1 hr 15 min 2–3 bowls

Soups

Lemongrass, Ginger and Green Apple Soup

Traditionally dispels wind and supports the joints and circulation

⏱ 45 min 3 bowls

Tonic Drinks & Waters

Lemon and Job's Tears Barley Water

Traditionally used to support the body's defences against colds

⏱ 45 min 1 pot / several cups

Herbal & Flower Teas

Prepared Mulberry-Mistletoe, Black Soybean & Red-Date Tea

Traditionally used to nourish the blood, support complexion and harmonise the body

⏱ 1 hr 10 min 3.5 cups

Soups

Ginkgo & Job's Tears Sweet Soup

Traditionally used to moisten the lungs and drain damp during chickenpox

⏱ 1 hr 45 min 2 bowls

Soups

Green Papaya, Snow Fungus, Almond and Fig Soup

Traditionally supports smooth digestion and clear skin

⏱ 1 hr 15 min 4 bowls

Soups

Fresh Lily Bulb, Water Chestnut and Dried Pear Sweet Soup

Traditionally clears the heart and moistens the lungs

⏱ 35 min 3 bowls

Tonic Drinks & Waters

Lemon and Job's Tears Water

Traditionally supports the spleen and healthy fluid balance

⏱ 1 hr 45 min 1.5 bowls

Herbal & Flower Teas

Steamed Mulberry Mistletoe, Lotus Seed and Egg Sweet Tea

Traditionally used to support a steadier heartbeat and ease fatigue

⏱ 1 hr 2–3 bowls

Home-Style Dishes

Sweet-and-Sour Vinegar Garlic

Traditionally taken to strengthen the constitution and help resist colds

1 jar (many servings)

Soups

Mung Bean and Lily Bulb Soup

Traditionally clears summer heat and calms the mind

⏱ 1 hr 20 min 4–5 bowls

Home-Style Dishes

Double-Boiled Bird's Nest with Lotus Seed, Lily Bulb and Red Dates

Traditionally used to replenish vitality, nourish qi and blood, and support the complexion

⏱ 5 hr 2 servings

Soups

Papaya, Snow Fungus & Lily Bulb Dessert Soup

Traditionally moistens the lungs and supports a healthy complexion

⏱ 1 hr 4–5 bowls

Herbal & Flower Teas

Rock Sugar & Chinese Green Olive Tea

Traditionally clears heat, soothes the throat and generates fluids

⏱ 45 min 3 cups

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