(Source: nipic.com)

The people of Nanjing like to stew soup during the major cold period, which can make people feel warm from head to foot. They always stew the aged hen soup with ginseng tails, matrimony vine and black fungus. Drinking chicken soup in the cold winter is very enjoyable. The soup is not too thick or light, and the flavor is very fresh and luscious.

Besides soup, people of Nanjing always like to drink medicinal liquor during the year’s coldest point. They use traditional Chinese medicines like panax and astragalus mongholicus,

A pharmacist near the Confucius Temple of Nanjing province said panax, Astragalus mongholicus and angelica sell like hot cakes during the major cold period. Citizens usually buy them to marinate wine, stew chicken soup and prepare mutton. Experts suggest people should drink the tonic wine marinated with traditional Chinese medicine under the guidance of doctors, because it is hard to grasp the dosage of the traditional Chinese medicine and the utility differs for different people. The flavor of the food can be a little thick, but it should contain a certain amount of lipid which can help people keep warm.

Source: chinanews.com

Translated by Lv Jing