Traditional Shen Si soup consists of lotus seeds, yam, poria cocos and coix seed. Some merchants will mix yam and lotus seeds with any two Chinese medicinal materials of coix seed, poria cocos or coix seed.

Because Shen Si soup contains a lot of cassava starch, it will taste very astringent if cooked alone. Therefore, it is generally matched with some high-protein foods to enhance the smoothness. In addition to the common pig's small intestine and belly, it is also served with lean pork, which can strengthen the spleen and stomach and enhance energy.

Efficacy: The "four gods" all have the functions of nourishing spleen and yin and thickening the stomach and intestines. They can treat people with indigestion and diarrhea, people who can eat fat or gain weight, and the price is popular. They are good food for thin people to gain weight. Add pork belly and cook together, which is more helpful for digestion.

Shen Si soup contains a lot of starch, which is astringent when stewed alone. It is suitable to add protein to increase lubrication. Besides pork belly with Shen Si, meat eaters can also add pork bones, pork intestines and ribs. Vegetarians can add bean products to cook porridge or soup, which is easier to digest.

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The formula of this soup is related to Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty. According to legend, when Qianlong was exhausted, the imperial doctor used four kinds of Chinese medicines to regulate the emperor's spleen and stomach. Qianlong gave this soup the name of "Four Ministers' Soup", and later it was mistakenly called "Four Gods Soup".

Yam, Poria cocos, lotus seeds and Euryale ferox are all common soup materials in the neighborhood, which can strengthen the spleen and kidney, eliminate dampness and stop diarrhea. Euryale ferox, also called chicken head rice, is one of the "Eight Immortals of Water". A bowl of soup boiled with fresh Euryale ferox is a seasonal food for the old Suzhou people in autumn.

In Guangdong, you can only use Euryale ferox to supplement spleen astringency. Chinese medicine pays attention to "autumn harvest and winter storage". Everything is hidden in winter, and our bodies should be hidden at the right time, so we use lotus seeds and Euryales to converge. In the cold winter, tonic is a constant theme, but before tonic, the spleen and stomach need to be conditioned. You can try this soup which combines the plain "Shen Si soup" with the squab that warms the five internal organs.

Because lotus seeds, gordon euryales and yam have astringent effects, people with constipation and abdominal distension need to eat less, and a piece of dried tangerine peel with good circulation and fishy smell can be added.

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