Comments on: Papaya Fish Soup

By: LadyTong

LadyTong — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:45:40 +0000

Dear Ken, it is slightly cooling, but I wouldn’t say it’s risky cooling. For most of these soups (ie: confinement ones) and ones made with fish, I would highly recommend using ginger in the soup as well. A few slices of ginger should bring the yang back and reduce the cooling and even make it heaty depending on how much you add. In terms of preparation, what usually happens is you fry the fish in ginger first in a pan before adding it to the soup. Simply throw in the same ginger you fried into the soup to boil out. Hope this helps and let me know if you have any more questions. Thanks, Lisa

By: Ken

Ken — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 16:28:14 +0000

When i bought the green papaya, the hawker advised caution on drink the soup too often. The reason being if cooked with the right ingredients, it will lead to high milk production. Conversely, it could lead to cough because green papaya is “cooling”.

Could you advise if additional “yang” ingredients need to be added?
Thanks.

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Thu, 23 Jun 2011 13:54:45 +0000

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By: Angie

Angie — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 16:57:54 +0000

Besides the golden threadfin bream, is there other fish I can use? It’s hard to find this fish where I live. They don’t offer it at the supermarket at all….

Thanks for this blog. it’s very helpful.

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Wed, 02 Mar 2011 08:59:35 +0000

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By: LadyTong

LadyTong — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 11:23:37 +0000

Hi Alicia,

Scallops are totally OK ingredients during confinement! In fact, dried scallops (or conpoys) are one of the regular ingredients we use for the confinement soups (as the base). Hope this helps and thank you! Yah, my kids love the Papaya Fish Soup too, it’s not too fishy once you fry it and it’s pretty sweet! Lisa

By: Alicia

Alicia — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 20:25:40 +0000

Hi Lady Tong,

I have tried preparing your Fish Papaya Soup recipe and it tastes great! My kids love it too.

But can i still add scallops to the soup during confinement?

So glad i’ve found your website

Thank you.

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Tue, 02 Nov 2010 04:17:37 +0000

[...] Papaya Fish Soup - This soup is delicious and healthy and is used to help with milk production. When I was engorged (too much milk!) I continued to drink fish soup without the green papaya; instead, we substituted healthy vegetables such as sweet corn and tomatoes. [...]

By: Smurfette

Smurfette — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 14:39:20 +0000

Hi Lady Tong,

How come my soup doesnt turn milky like the one in the picture?

Where could have gone wrong?

Thanks!

Regards,

Smurfette

By: LadyTong

LadyTong — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 12:22:36 +0000

Dear Lyssa. Absolutely can be taken not even during confinement. I actually make this all the time because it’s sweet and nutritious and healthy for the kids. For confinement, they recommend unripened papaya, but for my normal version, I will use semi-ripe papaya. Hope this helps! Lisa