Bean Curd Soup with Fish Stock
This Chinese recipe uses traditional bean curds and pork in simmering fish stock creating a wonderful mix of flavors. ...Winter Melon and Chicken Velvet Soup
In Hong Kong and China, some restaurants specialize in a very sophisticated dish, Winter Melon Pond. A whole winter melon of the perfect size is partially hollowed, filled with such...Sweet-corn Soup
This Cantonese soup, like sweet and sour pork, is tremendously popular with non-Chinese, especially Westerners. Canned products are used here for labor-saving purposes. The soup will still be delicious if...Mongolian Lamb Fire Pot
This Mongolian dish, which has long since become part and parcel of Peking food, ranks second in fame only to Peking duck. ...
Cantonese Fire Pot
A Cantonese fire pot reflects what’s easily available in the region, and it therefore consists of seafood as well as meat and vegetables. If you don’t have a traditional charcoal-burning...
Wonton Wrapper Crisps Soup
The tender wonton wrappers, deep-fried to a crisp before being dunked in the soup, lend special character to this dish. The color of the ingredients, suspended in the clear soup,...Shark’s Fin Soup
The Chinese are unanimous in their appreciation of shark’s fin soup, and this very nutritious soup is rightly considered to be one of the most exotic examples of Chinese cuisine....Bird’s Nest Soup
Like shark’s fin soap, bird’s nest soup reaches the heights of Chinese cuisine, though Westerners are often put off by the name and the fact that it is produced by...Dried Scallop Soup
Dried scallops used to be relatively cheap in China and Dried scallop soup was the poor man’s Shark’s fin soup. However, times have changed, and this soup, with its contrast...Bean Curd Soup
A simple but refreshing soup that is also very healthy—a vegetarian’s delight. ...Eggdrop Soup
This is the most basic Chinese soup and can be made in an instant with some clear stock and an egg. The soup’s success depends on the technique of adding...
Ginger Soup with Pork and Wood Ears
This is a favorite summer soup of the Hunanese, who appreciate the cooling effect that the ginger brings on a humid day. ...Roasted Peach and Brown Sugar Soup Recipe
White peaches are some of my favorites, as each bite tastes like a great fruity wine. However, I use several different varieties of peaches for this soup so their...Wild Maine Blueberry Soup Recipe
It simmers fresh blueberries with fruit juice and wine, then purees them with sour cream and brown sugar.Maine blueberries are smaller and more tart than the cultivated kind, but either...Honey-Apricot Soup Recipe
We planted and grew all of our own vegetables. A spectacular apricot tree supplied us with fresh fruit all summer. When we grew tired of eating plain apricots, I made...Hungarian Bing Cherry Soup Recipe
This versatile soup’s scarlet hue is always a conversation piece. Garnish each serving with a dollop of sour cream or crème fraiche to offset the color. Served hot, the...
Mango and Lime Soup with Crème Fraîche Recipe
The intoxicating flavor and aroma of mangoes is probably what makes this our most popular fruit soup. One bite is simultaneously thick, creamy, and refreshing. I think of it...Chilled Beet and Raspberry Soup Recipe
You can’t get any more vibrant than this magenta soup, which pairs earthy beets with sweet, delicate raspberries. I think it’s a toss-up whether the flavor or the color...
