Sour and spicy soup

The sour and spicy soup or Beijing soup ( loan translation from Chinese 酸辣湯 / 酸辣汤 , pinyin suānlàtāng , Vietnamese súp chua cay , also known as hot and sour soup ) is an enema soup of Chinese cuisine .

It is particularly widespread in north and west China, it is a specialty in Beijing and in the Sichuan province , but similar soups can also be found in other Chinese regional kitchens and throughout Southeast Asia . Comparable is suan la tang about the Tom Yam of Thai and Laotian cuisine.

For preparation, a pork or chicken broth is seasoned with chilli peppers and vinegar , as an insert are chicken or pork, egg enema, mushrooms and vegetables such. B. Spring onions common.

Individual evidence

↑ Thomas O. Höllmann : Sleeping Lotos, Drunken Chicken: Cultural History of Chinese Cuisine , CH Beck , 2010, ISBN 978-3406605390 , p. 109.
↑ John Ayto: The Diner's Dictionary: Word Origins of Food and Drink . Oxford University Press, New York 2012, p. 175, sv hot and sour soup .

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[1] Thomas O. Höllmann : Sleeping Lotos, Drunken Chicken: Cultural History of Chinese Cuisine , CH Beck , 2010, ISBN 978-3406605390 , p. 109.

[2] John Ayto: The Diner's Dictionary: Word Origins of Food and Drink . Oxford University Press, New York 2012, p. 175, sv hot and sour soup .