Cantonese seafood soup
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| Chinese: | 海皇羹 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning: | sea emperor thick soup | ||||||||||
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Cantonese seafood soup is one of the main seafood soup within Cantonese cuisine. It is commonly found in Hong Kong. It is also available in some overseas Chinatowns. The soup is usually considered midrange to high-end in price depending on the ingredients.
[edit] Description
The soup is generally thick with a very smooth texture. It is usually whitish in color and a little transparent. While the English name is "soup", it is never actually called a soup or "tong" (湯) in Chinese. Instead it is always referred to as a high-end "gung" (羹).
[edit] Variety
- Plain Cantonese seafood soup (海皇羹)
- Hundred flower Cantonese seafood soup (百花 . 海皇羹)
- Bamboo fungus Cantonese seafood soup (竹笙. 海皇羹)
- Crab meat Cantonese seafood soup (蟹肉 . 海皇羹)
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