Watercress, Carrot, Fig and Dried Duck Gizzard Soup

Why people make this soup

When the weather turns dry and warm, Cantonese households often reach for a big pot of slow-cooked watercress soup. Nourilo put this one together on a particularly dry January day, combining watercress with figs, apricot kernels and dried duck gizzard — a combination that has been used for generations to help the body deal with what traditional food therapy calls “lung and stomach heat.” If dry weather has left you feeling a bit parched, scratchy, or sluggish in the gut, this is a comforting and genuinely tasty pot of soup to try.