The Soup Queen

If you live in Asia, you would know what the sapodilla fruit or ciku fruit looks and tastes like. It is very sweet when ripe but it is also a haven for fruit worms. Many people dislike eating this as they worry they will accidentally eat the tiny white worms too! Besides eating them as they are, you can make a pretty easy soup with the sapodilla fruit. This soup helps clear the lungs. All you need are: 4 ripe ciku, de-skinned 1 medium papaya, peeled and sliced in chunks 2 tablespoons medlar seeds or boxthorn fruit, washed 4 candied dates, wash lean pork (blanch) In a pot, bring 1.5 liters to boil. Add all the above ingredients and bring to a boil for 10 minutes. Cover pot, lower heat and simmer for 2 hours. Season to taste with 2-3 teaspoons salt. Serve.

I got this recipe from somewhere but I cannot remember where but it was given as Maryann's recipe. So Maryann, thanks to you, I am sharing this soup recipe with everyone here. It's good for breastfeeding moms as papaya seems to increase lactation. Maryann’s Papaya Soup Ingredients 4 skinless chicken thighs 1 unripe hard papaya (about 400g) 4 shallots (sliced) 4 cloves garlic (sliced) 10 white peppercorns 1 piece of ginger (about 5cm long) 2 ½ litres of boiling water ½ Tbsp oil Salt to taste 1 Tbsp chopped Chinese parsley or spring onion (optional) Method 1. Clean and cut each chicken thighs into two. 2. Peel the papaya, take out the seeds and cut the fruit into big chunks. 3. Do not cut the ginger, but pound it slightly. 4. Heat the pot with oil, add ginger, fry for 3 minutes. Add shallots and garlic, fry for another minute, then add the chicken pieces and fry for 3 minutes. Add the boiling water. 5. Add the papaya and whole white peppercorns to the soup and boil it over low he...