WHAT IS TOM YUM SOUP? This tom yum soup recipe is my favorite, which I will show you how to prepare using tom yum goong (spicy soup with shrimp) as an example. Tom Yum soup is the most famous Thai soup in the world for a reason. Although it looks deceptively unpretentious, it is packed …
This article will explain how to prepare my favorite home-cooked Chinese vegetable soup with carrots and daikon (radish). This Chinese soup is a regular dish for my family, previously cooked by my mother and recently myself. We used slightly different ingredients for the soup but still shared a few similarities. First, they are clear soups, …
This winter melon soup recipe 冬瓜汤 is the adaptation of my mother’s recipe, which she cooked for our family when I was young. I love the subtle flavor of winter melon and the aroma of dried shiitake mushrooms. This soup hit the bullseye; I missed it so much since she is staying in Hong Kong …
I was brought up in a Cantonese family with soup for every dinner without fail. Lotus root soup with pork is the best among a variety of soup served by my mother. Over the years, I have tasted many variations of lotus root soup, but none of those can beat the time-tested traditional lotus root …
Egg drop soup recipe is the easiest Chinese soup recipe to prepare. Chinese restaurants usually have high-quality soup stock as the base of the soup. However, we do not have this luxury at home. But there is a workaround way. In this article, I want to share with you how I prepare egg drop soup …
Do you want to make the miso soup that rivals any Japanese restaurant at home? I have the miso soup recipe for you. What is Miso soup? Miso soup 味噌汁 is a warm and comforting Japanese soup prepared with a soup stock (Dashi) and miso paste. It is the soul food for the Japanese which …
Chinese hot and sour soup (酸辣湯 / suan la tang) is a traditional northern Chinese favorite packed with the acidity of Zhenjiang vinegar, the white pepper’s spiciness, and the sesame oil’s nuttiness. The flavor becomes even more complex with the inclusion of bamboo shoots, dried mushrooms, and wood ear fungus and finishes with a beaten …
Have you tried Chicken and corn soup, Chinese style, before? My childhood memory evokes a nostalgic feeling whenever I make this soup. It is something that is served in nearly all Chinese restaurants that I know. My mother used to cook this often, constituting the creamy soup directly from a can of cream corn. She …
Have you ever thought of trying a more exotic version of oxtail soup? I am referring to the Malaysian oxtail soup. Imagine adding cumin, coriander, cinnamon stick, and cardamom to the soup, no more bay leaves, thyme, and parsley! If you wish to put your spin on the traditional oxtail soup recipe, try this unorthodox way …