Comments on: Worm Grass and Chicken Soup http://www.thechinesesouplady.com/worm-grass-chickensoup/ Traditional Soups for the Modern Soup Drinker Sun, 26 May 2013 01:55:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Joanna http://www.thechinesesouplady.com/worm-grass-chickensoup/comment-page-1/#comment-148649 Joanna Wed, 10 Apr 2013 14:17:11 +0000 http://www.thechinesesouplady.com/?p=796#comment-148649 Hi Lisa, I have learned a lot from you already and hope you will solve my dilemma. I want to learn to make soups using "double boiler" technique - I do not really want to use expensive ingredients (bird nest, shark fin) for that, just maybe black chicken with some herbs and so on. It is difficult to find English instructions on double boiling. I see you clearly state the water should not touch the boiler, while in some other sources I saw the boiler covered in water to half or even 3/4 of its height. Does it matter very much? And with your method - will the water in the outside pot be enough to boil for several hours? Also I have a question about the size of the pot. I want to cook soups for two people and prefer to have no leftovers. What size of the pot do you suggest? And the final question. If I am not really into cooking expensive foods - wouldn't I better use just a normal metal pot for my soups? What do you think? Hi Lisa, I have learned a lot from you already and hope you will solve my dilemma. I want to learn to make soups using “double boiler” technique – I do not really want to use expensive ingredients (bird nest, shark fin) for that, just maybe black chicken with some herbs and so on. It is difficult to find English instructions on double boiling. I see you clearly state the water should not touch the boiler, while in some other sources I saw the boiler covered in water to half or even 3/4 of its height. Does it matter very much? And with your method – will the water in the outside pot be enough to boil for several hours? Also I have a question about the size of the pot. I want to cook soups for two people and prefer to have no leftovers. What size of the pot do you suggest? And the final question. If I am not really into cooking expensive foods – wouldn’t I better use just a normal metal pot for my soups? What do you think?

]]> By: LadyTong http://www.thechinesesouplady.com/worm-grass-chickensoup/comment-page-1/#comment-79387 LadyTong Mon, 15 Oct 2012 04:03:19 +0000 http://www.thechinesesouplady.com/?p=796#comment-79387 Dear Alice, Thank you for your advice and suggestions. We will go back and add exact weight for the herbs. You're right - we're not practitioners, nor are we doctors. We have stated this in our privacy statement and readmes and we highlight it all the time. As with all things on the internet, take with caution, in moderation and judgment. These recipes are merely a journey of our soup experience - by no means is it prescriptive or directive instructions as any cure. Lisa Dear Alice,

Thank you for your advice and suggestions. We will go back and add exact weight for the herbs. You’re right – we’re not practitioners, nor are we doctors. We have stated this in our privacy statement and readmes and we highlight it all the time. As with all things on the internet, take with caution, in moderation and judgment. These recipes are merely a journey of our soup experience – by no means is it prescriptive or directive instructions as any cure. Lisa

]]> By: Alice http://www.thechinesesouplady.com/worm-grass-chickensoup/comment-page-1/#comment-79358 Alice Sun, 14 Oct 2012 18:04:52 +0000 http://www.thechinesesouplady.com/?p=796#comment-79358 While i found all of your resources with confinement and childrens soups to be useful, i question the safety of posting a recipe for all your herbal soups. If these soups do indded have chemical reactions inside the human body, especially for someone who is ill and likely on western medicines, never mind pregnant, its dangerous to present the existence of this herbal tonic as a recipe for some one to attempt without consulting an herbalist who has the training to bundle a safe dose with tailor made instructions on how to prepare the herbs for a specific patient. Also, these herbs might react dangerously with western medicine. Western medicine, as you probably know, bases a lot of its products with ingredients found in nature, only distilled or compounded for max potency. I am not saying remove all your recipes, but perhaps you could revise all the four star difficult herbal recipes into articles explaining the background and use of an herbal concoction, and recommendations to consult an herbalist or chinese medicine doctor before ingesting. Your mother must be very skilled but if you asked her about the concerns i listed above, perhaps she would agree that the art of medicine is not for everyone. If you still want to present this as a recipe, please consider asking your mom about weight ranges for these herbs. Not all cordeycep caterpillar is uniform nor a root the same length. Thank you for reading. Hopefully, you are not offended. While i found all of your resources with confinement and childrens soups to be useful, i question the safety of posting a recipe for all your herbal soups. If these soups do indded have chemical reactions inside the human body, especially for someone who is ill and likely on western medicines, never mind pregnant, its dangerous to present the existence of this herbal tonic as a recipe for some one to attempt without consulting an herbalist who has the training to bundle a safe dose with tailor made instructions on how to prepare the herbs for a specific patient. Also, these herbs might react dangerously with western medicine. Western medicine, as you probably know, bases a lot of its products with ingredients found in nature, only distilled or compounded for max potency. I am not saying remove all your recipes, but perhaps you could revise all the four star difficult herbal recipes into articles explaining the background and use of an herbal concoction, and recommendations to consult an herbalist or chinese medicine doctor before ingesting. Your mother must be very skilled but if you asked her about the concerns i listed above, perhaps she would agree that the art of medicine is not for everyone. If you still want to present this as a recipe, please consider asking your mom about weight ranges for these herbs. Not all cordeycep caterpillar is uniform nor a root the same length. Thank you for reading. Hopefully, you are not offended.

]]> By: Joanne http://www.thechinesesouplady.com/worm-grass-chickensoup/comment-page-1/#comment-68178 Joanne Mon, 11 Jun 2012 21:49:46 +0000 http://www.thechinesesouplady.com/?p=796#comment-68178 Hi Lady Tong, I am 3 months pregnant, my mom lives far away so i dont get all the herbal soups anymore. What other soups can i drink throughout my pregnancy that is good for me and the baby? And can I still drink the warm grass chicken soup? Thank you! Hi Lady Tong,

I am 3 months pregnant, my mom lives far away so i dont get all the herbal soups anymore. What other soups can i drink throughout my pregnancy that is good for me and the baby? And can I still drink the warm grass chicken soup?

Thank you!

]]> By: LadyTong http://www.thechinesesouplady.com/worm-grass-chickensoup/comment-page-1/#comment-52254 LadyTong Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:50:00 +0000 http://www.thechinesesouplady.com/?p=796#comment-52254 Hi Dawn, in general this soup is for overall healing of the body. It is quite potent in healing and in Chinese, we call it "BO". This means it is quite heaty and makes your body warm (almost to the point where if you drink too much, you'll get a nose bleed). Everyone's body reacts different to these types of heaty soups because of how your "base" condition is. Ie: People who tend to be more heaty, should drink less and vice versa. Hope this helps and all the best to a speedy recovery! Lisa Hi Dawn, in general this soup is for overall healing of the body. It is quite potent in healing and in Chinese, we call it “BO”. This means it is quite heaty and makes your body warm (almost to the point where if you drink too much, you’ll get a nose bleed). Everyone’s body reacts different to these types of heaty soups because of how your “base” condition is. Ie: People who tend to be more heaty, should drink less and vice versa. Hope this helps and all the best to a speedy recovery! Lisa

]]> By: Dawn http://www.thechinesesouplady.com/worm-grass-chickensoup/comment-page-1/#comment-45571 Dawn Sun, 11 Dec 2011 05:35:20 +0000 http://www.thechinesesouplady.com/?p=796#comment-45571 Hi, Can I know if this soup is suitable for those who undergo cataract surgery? Hi,

Can I know if this soup is suitable for those who undergo cataract surgery?

]]> By: Ling http://www.thechinesesouplady.com/worm-grass-chickensoup/comment-page-1/#comment-14823 Ling Sun, 27 Mar 2011 07:10:37 +0000 http://www.thechinesesouplady.com/?p=796#comment-14823 Hi, The 'worm grass' is actually known as cordyceps. Cordyceps are not plants at all. It is a combination of a parasitic fungus which used to prey on a particular type of caterpillar. Hi,

The ‘worm grass’ is actually known as cordyceps. Cordyceps are not plants at all. It is a combination of a parasitic fungus which used to prey on a particular type of caterpillar.

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