Dragon, Phoenix, and Tiger Soup

Dragon, Phoenix, and Tiger Soup

　　Dragon, Phoenix, and Tiger Soup

　　"Dragon, Phoenix, and Tiger Soup" is a famous dish from Silong Town in Binyang County. The name of the soup is metaphorical: "Dragon" refers to snake, "Phoenix" refers to chicken, and "Tiger" refers to cat. As snakes are protected wildlife in China, those used in Silong's restaurants are mostly farm-raised, taking full advantage of the mountainous terrain. "Dragon, Phoenix, and Tiger Soup" is made by chopping snake, chicken, and cat meat into pieces, mixing them together in a pot, and simmering them slowly with ingredients such as mushrooms and goji berries. The resulting dish is tender, crispy, richly flavored, and deeply savory, considered a premium dish for entertaining guests in the area.

　　Ingredients

　　1. Main ingredients: 1 carp, 1/2 chicken (preferably a young rooster), 5 shiitake mushrooms, 10 jujubes, 10 chestnuts, 2 tablespoons chopped green onions, 1 whole garlic bulb, sesame oil, pepper.

　　2. Seasonings: eggs, shredded chili peppers.

　　Nutritional Value

　　1. Carp is not only high in protein but also of excellent quality.

　　2. Carp is suitable for people with nephritis edema, jaundice hepatitis, cirrhotic ascites, cardiac edema, malnutrition edema, beriberi swelling, or coughing and wheezing. It is also recommended for pregnant women with gestational edema, fetal restlessness, or insufficient postpartum breast milk.

　　3. Shiitake mushrooms are sweet, neutral, and cool in nature; they enter the liver and stomach meridians. They nourish liver and kidney, strengthen spleen and stomach, replenish qi and blood, improve intelligence and calm the mind, beautify the complexion. They can also resolve phlegm, regulate qi, benefit the stomach and harmonize the middle, detoxify, fight tumors, and promote eruption of rashes. They are mainly used to treat poor appetite, physical weakness, urinary incontinence, constipation, obesity, and tumors or sores.

　　4. Chicken contains protein, fat, calcium, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, potassium, sodium, vitamins A, B1, B2, C, E, and niacin. It helps enhance physical strength and build up the body. It also contains phospholipids, which are essential for human growth and development, and are one of the important sources of fats and phospholipids in the Chinese diet.