Product Review ~ Herbs Simplified

Chinese boiled soup, 煲汤, (Bao Tang) or some call it 老火汤 (Lao Huo Tang) which literally means old fire soup, is a long tedious affair but all Chinese love them. It involves long hours of simmering from 1 to 4 hours. The soup ingredients together with water are bring to a boil then continue with low heat simmering for hours.

These slow cooking soups are also commonly known as Cantonese soups because for the Cantonese, the humble but fortifying broths are as essential to the dining table as rice. Drinking soup first and then eating rice is the traditional Cantonese habit. Drinking soup as dietetic therapy is a tradition in Cantonese cuisine, and often calls for drinking different kinds of soup in different seasons, depending on a person’s physique. It’s definitely an interesting topic to talk about and there are many things to share regarding the Chinese boiled soups, but I’m not going to elaborate more here, browse the internet and you’ll find numerous of sharing and information. 😛

Although I’m not a Cantonese (but speak Cantonese at home, LOL), but I have been blessed with mom’s home cooked Chinese boiled soups since I was a kid. Even until now, mom will prepare a big pot of soups if we’re going back for lunch/dinner. Me myself as a soup lover, I will also boil soup at home at least once a week. Check out the soup series HERE. Other than using fresh vegetables/fruits, nuts and seeds, Chinese medicinal herbs also another common ingredients for the soups. There are many ways to design a herbal soup according to the specific health concerns you’d like to address. It’s either you knowledgeable enough to choose and buy the herbal at traditional Chinese herbal shop or you may refer to cookbooks where the ingredients and quantity are stated clearly in the recipe. Very troublesome and difficult for you? Fret not, you can take the easy way out and get those Chinese herbal soup packs which conveniently available in either retail shops or eCommerce platforms. *winks*.

I was recently introduced to one of the soup pack sellers in Shopee – Herbs Simplified.

I got all five types of soup pack from Herbs Simplified (another one product is their herbal tea aka Leong Sui), all nicely pack in brown paper zipper lock bag. 

The serving is suitable for 2-3pax. Ingredient list and benefit of the soup can be referred by scanning the QR code on the packaging.

♥Verdict: Sufficient ingredients for the suggested serving. The herbal are fresh and clean also. Definitely a good option if you’re looking for reliable soup pack seller online.

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