Chinese Lamb Noodle Soup is humble comfort food, perfect for a chilly day. In the Chinese culture, certain foods such as lamb, cinnamon, anise, fennel seeds, garlic, ginger, scallion, and chili, are believed to be “warming.” Warming foods, also referred to as “yang” foods, are thought to add heat to the body, helping to improve circulation and stave off colds. The opposite of warming foods or yang foods are “cooling” foods or “yin” foods. When your body is too yin, you need to balance it out with yang foods.