Oktoberfest “festivities” are upon us and why shouldn’t you participate? Well…if you’re worried about partaking because of how you may feel the next day, let Chinese medicine help with a yummy recipe that’s bound to be your go-to cure!

Courtesy of Pacific College Faculty Member Yuan Wang and her cookbook: Ancient Wisdom, Modern Kitchen.

Ingredients : 1/2 cup dried mung beans, rinsed, 1 tbsp pre-cut wakame seaweed, 4 cups water, 2 tbsp white miso paste (or 1 tbsp red miso paste)

Directions :

1. Combine mung beans, seaweed, and water in a medium-size pot of water. Bring to a boil, lower the heat, then simmer, covered, over low heat for 1 hour.
2. Remove 3-4 tbsp of the stock from the pot and, in a separate bowl, mix with the miso paste, making sure all lumps are stirred out before gradually stirring the miso mixture back into the soup.
3. Serve and enjoy!

"With the first glass, a person drinks wine. With the second glass, the wine drinks the wine. With the third glass, the wine drinks the person." - Japanese Proverb

Click here to see a special tea making video with Yuan Wang!

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