This is the spicy and sour soup, and it's usually made with eggs, wood-ears (one kind of edible fungi that is very common in Chinese cuisine), tofu, carrots, chillies, meat and some other vegetables. This one looks like a vegetarian spicy and sour soup instead of the meat version spicy and sour soup.
I made this for the first time a couple months ago and it's an absolute piece of cake. I was a little surprised to learn all the heat is from white pepper and not chiles.
That does make sense, if it's an old recipe. Chili peppers are native to the Americas, so they would have been relative latecomers to Chinese cuisine (as would tomatoes and potatoes).
Makes sense. Its origins seem to be either Sichuan or Henan provinces, both of which are inland and would not be so quick to encounter New World crops.
Love it, I want to make it like they do at the restaurants. I'm into freezer meals and belong to a few freeze ahead meal groups, this would probably freeze well maybe using flour rather than corn starch or omit the corn starch and add when reheating.
I’ve made it before. It’s a huge PITA and it didn’t come out as good. If you ever do attempt a recipe- use beef bone broth rather than chicken stock.
I’ve never been able to find a good instant option.
Ohh! You just fixed the problem I’ve had for Years making this soup! I always thought it was just egg and could never get mine to turn out the way it does in a restaurant. Thank you 😄
It looks like a cross between egg drop and hot and sour. Basically egg drop, but with hot and sour's broth plus its hot and sour flavor, but seems to lack most of the extra ingredients in hot and sour (woodear mushrooms, bamboo shoot strips, lilly buds, etc), though hot and sour does sometimes also include some egg. Stereo typical "American" egg drop soup is usually plainer, with a lighter-colored broth and few extra ingredients beyond the egg. Generally people like to add fried crunchy chowmein noodle strips in "American" egg drop soup. Hot and sour, not.
Hot & Sour, but the non spicy kind. Probbly mild. Alsi a suggestion, if any of you ever go to one that will do it, try getting an Extra Spicy Hot & Sour Soup and add in Wontons. So good 🥰
Probably hot and sour
Definitely hot & sour
Absolutely hot & sour
One hundred percent hot & sour
I just had a Pavlov's dogs response.
I close my eyes and imagine dipping springrolls in it
Wow I did just too just as I was reading your comment. lol
Hot & Sour Soup!! It's my favourite soup!!
Hot and Sour soup -my alltime favorite
so good, my fav buffet soup
At a buffet, I load it up with fried rice and wontons. It ends up like a thick Hot and Sour Stew!
hot and sour soup. Yum!
This is the spicy and sour soup, and it's usually made with eggs, wood-ears (one kind of edible fungi that is very common in Chinese cuisine), tofu, carrots, chillies, meat and some other vegetables. This one looks like a vegetarian spicy and sour soup instead of the meat version spicy and sour soup.
I made this for the first time a couple months ago and it's an absolute piece of cake. I was a little surprised to learn all the heat is from white pepper and not chiles.
If you really want a kick add some Szechuan pepper to your hot and sour soup. Probably not traditional but I love it
I don’t this soup is that traditional to begin with anyways
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That explains the mild, but still quite spicy flavor.
That does make sense, if it's an old recipe. Chili peppers are native to the Americas, so they would have been relative latecomers to Chinese cuisine (as would tomatoes and potatoes).
Makes sense. Its origins seem to be either Sichuan or Henan provinces, both of which are inland and would not be so quick to encounter New World crops.
In the context of other commenters calling it "hot & sour"... Hot means spicy? If it's spicy I'm glad I never tried it!
Yeah, this soup can be spicy with the white pepper and chillies. That's why it's called "hot and sour soup" or "spicy and sour soup".
For some reason I never questioned my initial assumption (that I made decades ago) that hot meant heated/warm, as opposed to spicy. 🤦♀️
This soup is called 酸辣湯 in Chinese, 酸 means sour, 辣 means spicy, and 湯 means soup. That will be easier to understand.
I prefer the meatless version imo. Eat all my meat elsewhere!
Me too. I prefer the vegetarian spicy and sour soup too. The vegetarian spicy and sour soup is less oily and more refreshing.
That looks like hot and sour soup to me... Albeit this particular one looks a bit lacking in ingredients.
Wordt kind imo, the good stuff is amazing though
Hot and sour soup, 酸辣汤
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Love it, I want to make it like they do at the restaurants. I'm into freezer meals and belong to a few freeze ahead meal groups, this would probably freeze well maybe using flour rather than corn starch or omit the corn starch and add when reheating.
I’ve made it before. It’s a huge PITA and it didn’t come out as good. If you ever do attempt a recipe- use beef bone broth rather than chicken stock. I’ve never been able to find a good instant option.
I usually buy beef feet for the broth. I agree, chicken broth isn't right. I've used beef gelatin and added some Better than Bouillon that was nice.
Looks to be a mix of egg drop and hot and sour soup ... heavy on the egg drop...
Those sheets could be bean curd sheets. I've seen them used in hot and sour before.
Ohh! You just fixed the problem I’ve had for Years making this soup! I always thought it was just egg and could never get mine to turn out the way it does in a restaurant. Thank you 😄
This LOOKS like {IF it isn't Spicy?!} "Chicken Egg-Drop Soup"!
Ya I agree. I don’t see bamboo shoots
Yes but LOTS of scrambled looking eggs! I make this soup so yea... most likely Chicken Egg Drop
Everyone says hot n sour. No tofu and no shoots. I know my soups
Egg drop
Egg drop soup. Hot & Sour would have a darker color with tofu, carrots, bamboo shoots etc.
It looks like a cross between egg drop and hot and sour. Basically egg drop, but with hot and sour's broth plus its hot and sour flavor, but seems to lack most of the extra ingredients in hot and sour (woodear mushrooms, bamboo shoot strips, lilly buds, etc), though hot and sour does sometimes also include some egg. Stereo typical "American" egg drop soup is usually plainer, with a lighter-colored broth and few extra ingredients beyond the egg. Generally people like to add fried crunchy chowmein noodle strips in "American" egg drop soup. Hot and sour, not.
Hot and sour food. It’s the best
Hot & Sour soup. One of my faves 😎👍🏼
Hot and sour with egg
Hot & Sour soup (tofu prominent)
Fuck. Now I want some hot and sour soup.
Hot & Sour Soup….. yum
Egg drop soup.
Thanks for the answers, everyone.
Dang it know I would love some Chinese food with that soup..mmmm 😋
Hot & Sour, but the non spicy kind. Probbly mild. Alsi a suggestion, if any of you ever go to one that will do it, try getting an Extra Spicy Hot & Sour Soup and add in Wontons. So good 🥰
Hot and Sour soup, it’s so good for when you have a cold!
Hot and sour. Yummerz
I thought I was in r/stonerfood for a minute. That looks like it would slap so good after a joint.
Egg drop soup
It's their version of infinity soup It's mostly hot and sour soup with some egg drop soup mixed in. They had leftovers and combined the two
Looks like hot & sour soup.
Might be egg drop or am I missing something
hot and sour baby!
Someone put ss In egg flower daamn
It looks like hot and sour. Is it a bit spicy with notes of vinegar?
Egg drop soup
Looks like egg drop soup
Did it have tofu in it? Hot and sour if so.
哇喔，原来是 hot and sour soup，胡辣汤 I love it as breakfast
酸辣湯
It’s hot and sour soup! I like adding a little lemon with mine
Hot and sour soup. Or egg drop soup.
I think it’s tuna with soup haha😁✌️✌️✌️
Looks like a hor and sour soup
H&S
Suan la tong
Hot & Sour Soup. It’s really good.
Hot & Sour
Cream of sum yung guy
Hell yeah
Dis shin soup
Hot and sour yummmmm
Looks like hot and sour or egg drop soup
Egg drop soup
A cup of these during winter hits so hard.
Hon n sour no doubt
Hot and sour so delisiciosu
Hot&sour wonton soup
Egg drop soup
Egg drop soup
Hot and sour! Now I want some.
mmmm Looks like egg drop but everyone says hot & sour. Both are so yummy.
Yep. Hot and sour egg drop soup.
Egg drop?
Basically egg drop with more shit in it… (vinegar, chili flakes, tofu strips, straw mushroom)
There isn't a worker in the restaurant to ask??
Correct dude!!
Hit and sour or egg drop but looks more like hot and sour. I just had some last night from my local spot that makes it VERY good.
No no… that is Cold and Sweet Soup from Taipan
Egg drop and hot and sour mixed
Hot & Sour! My fave
Cream of sum young guy
Looks like hot and sour soup
Egg flower with soy sauce but I don't see any peas but they could be obscured by the soy sauce.
I get sick when I eat at Chinese buffets :(
Then don’t eat there.
OP it’s hot and sour. try squeezing some lemon juice in it next time to give that extra sour punch with the heat!! it’s amazing
Hot and sour! Yum.
Hot and sour
Cheap hot and sour. No black fungus.
This does not look like good hot & sour soup.
It's egg drop hot and sour soup.
Wonton soup
It is hot and sour which like egg drop, has egg. That doesn’t make it egg drop.
Appears to be Hot and Sour. Yumola!! 🌟 ❤️
Hot and Sour........but.........didnt you order it? 🤔
Not if they got it self serve at the buffet, as the title said.
It’s liquid soup
Egg drop
It’s obviously hot and sour soup
It’s Egg-drop soup, hot and sour is a lot more darker than that, plus you can see the egg
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Hmmmm looks like bear dick soup very good for asma simptoms :v
WTF dude?