Here's what you need to know about the Chinese soup that many believe can provide a cooling effect to counter an excess of spicy or savory foods.

We often think of melon as a summer treat and ignore it during the winter, which is entirely unjustified. Melon offers many benefits that are particularly advantageous at this time of year.

fuzzy melon, winter melon, Chinese okra and bitter squash. In traditional Chinese medicine, these ingredients are considered cooling, so are eaten when it's hot outside (although many of them are ...