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Healthy food for smoggy weather　　

　　1 Tremella fuciformis

　　This is a fungus species. According to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), it is good for the lungs and will relieve coughing. Tremella fuciformis can be cooked with lotus seeds.

　　Recipe:

　　Tremella fuciformis soup:

　　Dried tremella fuciformis 15 grams

　　Lotus seed 15 grams

　　Rock sugar

　　Method:

　　1 Put the tremella fuciformis in water for two hours.

　　2 Tear it up into small pieces. Throw the yellow part away.

　　3 Wash lotus seeds.

　　4 Put tremella fuciformis, lotus seeds, rock sugar and water into a pot.

　　5 Boil the mixture, and then keep boiling on low heat for one hour.

　　(Source: China Daily)