Chinese Soups

Wonton noodles is a popular Cantonese noodle dish with many regional varieties found throughout Southeast Asia. Traditionally, it consists of chewy egg noodles and wonton dumplings, combined and served in a flavorful chicken, pork, or seafood brot... READ MORE

Slow-cooking is a Cantonese technique of cooking soups by slowly simmering meat and any other ingredients over low heat. The soups are often found at banquets, but are also consumed for their medicinal properties. In China, there is a sou... READ MORE

Originating from either Sichuan or Beijing in China, hot and sour soup is a classic meal that is suitable for every occasion and most weather conditions. It typically contains ingredients such as day lily buds, bamboo shots, tofu, wood ear fungus,... READ MORE

One of the staple soups in Chinese cuisine is the famous egg drop soup. As the name suggests, it is made by dropping whisked eggs in hot broth, which should form the delicate, flower-like clusters. Although simple in preparation, this soup can be ... READ MORE

From the simplest versions prepared for weekday meals to the more elaborate ones served at various Chinese banquets and on special occasions, winter melon soup is a classic dish of Cantonese cuisine, popular throughout Southeastern Asia. Even thou... READ MORE

Shark fin soup is a controversial soup with Chinese origins, made with shark fins and flavored with chicken or another type of stock. Shark fin is slightly neutral in flavor, and is used in the dish to add texture. It is believed that the first sh... READ MORE

Often called the caviar of the East, bird nests are an exquisite delicacy found in many Asian cuisines. In places like Hong Kong, where the demand for bird nests often outweighs the supply, their price reaches up to $10,000 for a single k... READ MORE

Over the bridge rice noodles (guo qiao mi xian) is a rice noodle soup, a specialty of Yunnan cuisine. When broken into segments, the soup consists of chicken soup, rice noodles, sliced meat, and vegetables, as well as some additional ingredients u... READ MORE

A variety of dan hua tang (lit. egg flower soup), the nourishing tomato and egg soup is a classic Chinese comfort dish. It is made with coarsely chopped tomatoes and green onions simmered in a flavorful pork broth, while eggs are stirred ... READ MORE

Lanzhou lamian is a Chinese noodle dish known for its hand-pulled noodles, originating from Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu Province in northwest China. "Lamian" translates to "pulled noodles", as the dough is stretched and folded repeatedly by hand... READ MORE

Paomo, a specialty of the Shaanxi cuisine, is a stew consisting of steamed and leavened bread (mó) that is soaked in a simple mutton soup and typically eaten in the city of Xi'an. The invention of the dish is often ascribed to the ... READ MORE

Luosifen, a native to Liuzhou in China's Guangxi province, is a dish consisting of a snail-based broth, rice noodles, and an array of additional ingredients, typically including pickled bamboo shoots, peanuts, tofu skins, and green vegetables. The... READ MORE

Hulatang is a Chinese soup with origins in the Henan region, although today it is a popular breakfast item in northern China. The soup usually contains ingredients such as beef, vermicelli noodles, ginger, vinegar, flour, and vegetables such as po... READ MORE

Duck blood and vermicelli soup is a traditional delicacy made by cooking vermicelli, duck liver, blood, and intestines with dried tofu, dried shrimp, ginger, sesame oil, and caraway seeds. Although the dish is consumed in many Chinese regions, it ... READ MORE

The unusually named Buddha jumps over the wall is a Chinese specialty with origins in the province of Fujian, and the dish was originally made in the Qing Dynasty period. The cooking process for this decadent soup is very complicated as it takes a... READ MORE

Ginger duck is a nourishing duck soup infused with strong flavors of ginger and rice wine. It is believed that the dish originated in the Chinese province of Fujian, but today it is mainly associated with Taiwan, where it has become an incredibly ... READ MORE

Cantonese seafood soup is a popular Chinese dish that is commonly served in upscale restaurants in China and Hong Kong. Although there are numerous variations of the soup, depending on the ingredients used in it, it typically has a smooth and thic... READ MORE

This hearty dish belongs to Anhui cuisine, one of China’s renowned eight major cuisines. The dish consists of soaked fish stomachs and crab meat cooked in flavorsome chicken stock along with shiitake mushrooms, Chinese wine, spices, and seas... READ MORE

Although it originated from the Chaozhou province in China, pig’s organ soup is nowadays most popular in Singapore. The dish consists of pig offal, sliced pork, vegetable strips, onion leaves, and pepper. It is often served accompanied by eg... READ MORE

This centuries-old Chinese soup allegedly acts as an aphrodisiac and is praised for its health benefits. The ingredient responsible for these claims is the Caterpillar fungus which is inserted into duck meat before cooking this hearty soup. The du... READ MORE

Gà bạn đen hầm thuốc bắc is a traditional and Chinese soup made with black chicken. Although the origins of the soup are in Jiangxi Province, it's extremely popular in the mountainous Vietnamese region of Sapa, where black chicken is one of... READ MORE

Fanqie jiandan tang is a traditional soup originating from Sichuan. The soup is usually made with a combination of eggs, tomatoes, stock, oil, salt, white pepper, and greens such as spinach leaves. The eggs are beaten, the tomatoes sliced, and the... READ MORE

Guthuk is a traditional soup originating from Tibet. It's eaten only once a year, on the night of the 29th day of December, or the eve of Losar, Tibetan New Year. The soup is usually made with a combination of onions, garlic, ginger, tomatoes, cel... READ MORE

Gyaho is a traditional soup originating from Tibet. It's served as a hot pot, in a metal dish that's placed over a source of heat in order to keep it warm. The soup usually contains vermicelli noodles, mushrooms, meatballs, kombu, salt, water, and... READ MORE

Sabtuk is a traditional soup originating from Tibet. The soup is usually made with a combination of nettle tops, garlic, oil, salt, onions, leeks, and black pepper. The garlic is browned in oil and mixed with salt and onions. The mixture is cooked... READ MORE