The cantonese are very particular about their soup ......
In fact the mothers here will brew different soup according to the weather changes here ......
For me i get all of the soup idea from books ....
There is this famous author call Xu Ziqiang who writes a column on the local newspaper on recipe for soup .... his recipe have since been rpinted out into many books and different edition. Some of the things that he suggested are not available in Singapore and many would find the ingredient totally unfamiliar with it. One thing in Guangzhou, when it comes to soups there is no end to its variety.
Below is one of my faviourite soup for the hot summer ..... during summer its good to eat bitter gourd
Frankly i really hated bitter gourd to the core ..... but i am really surprise by this soup .... no bitterness but "kam" sweetness
Ingredients are soaked soya bean, bittergourd, fresh lily buds (add later), two slice of ginger and pork ....
Just brew for 1hour, add lily buds at the last 10 min.