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Wonton soup, hot and sour soup, Taiwanese beef noodles and Korean jjigae. 7 soups from East Asia in Soupmap Recipes, including Taiwanese beef noodle soup, Wonton noodle soup and Samgyetang. Tested recipes with honest timings, a servings scaler and timers.
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Taiwan · Noodle soups
Taiwanese beef noodle soup
Beef shank red-braised with chilli bean paste, soy and star anise until spoon-tender, over chewy wheat noodles with bok choy and pickled mustard greens.
Photo: N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
China · Noodle soups
Wonton noodle soup
Shrimp-and-pork wontons with a clean snap, thin springy egg noodles and a clear pork broth deepened with toasted dried flounder. The Cantonese classic, at home.
Photo: T.Tseng, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
South Korea · Clear & light
Samgyetang (ginseng chicken soup)
A whole small chicken stuffed with sticky rice, garlic, jujubes and ginseng, simmered in a clear broth until it falls apart. You season it yourself at the table.
Photo: Korea.net / Korean Culture and Information Service (Jeon Han), CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
China · Clear & light
Tomato and egg drop soup
Ripe tomatoes cooked down in oil until jammy, simmered into a sweet-sour broth and finished with silky egg ribbons and sesame oil. China's everyday soup, in 25 minutes.
Photo: NNU-10-HanRongrong, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
China · Hearty & chunky
Hot and sour soup
A thick, glossy chicken broth with pork, mushrooms, bamboo, tofu and egg ribbons, sharp with black vinegar and hot with white pepper. Ready in under an hour.
Photo: jeffreyw, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
South Korea · Hot pots & stews
Doenjang jjigae (soybean paste stew)
Korea's everyday stew: earthy fermented soybean paste in a quick anchovy-kelp stock, with potato, courgette, tofu and green chilli, brought to the table bubbling.
Photo: Alpha, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
South Korea · Hot pots & stews
Sundubu jjigae (soft tofu stew)
Custard-soft tofu and pork in a fiery red broth, built on chilli oil made in the pot and finished with an egg cracked into the bubbling stew.
Photo: by avlxyz, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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