Hairy Melon Soup

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Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Cheong Liew: Inside My Food

By David Sly and Cheong Liew

Published 2025

  • About

Chinese families always have soup as part of the meal – and hairy melon soup is notable for having healthy properties. It’s also a very refreshing soup for a hot day.

Method

Simmer pork stock for one hour with large pieces of winter melon in the pot. ‘We also call this ingredient hairy melon, because it has fine white hairs on it, almost looking like it has been smeared with a white