Talk:Corn crab soup

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[edit] Chinese characters

Can Chinese characters be added to this article? Badagnani 05:06, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

Done. Badagnani 19:55, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Not so

I first had this soup when I was living in Hong Kong, about 10 years before the 1997 transfer of power to China. It was a staple in dai pai dongs, and in small restaurants in the city. I'm quite convinced that it's not just an American-Canadian thing. If it's popular in America and Canada, it's likely that it was brought to Canada by the Hong Kong immigrants who came over in the '80s. --—Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.252.246.11 (talk • contribs)

Are you sure this is a Chinese receipe to begin with? I remember creamy corn soup was served in the cafes style restaurants in Hong Kong a few decades ago, but they usually just put some ham in it. Of course, crab meat is just a variation. May be it is just a fad with the crab meat recently. I've been away from Hong Kong for so long that I don't qualify to comment on this. This receipe is so simple that anyone can serve this soup. I remember that Costco in the US was selling another version of Corn Crab Soup in plastic containers in their refrigerated food section. I bought a batch to try, it was definitely prepared the Western manner. It was like clam chowder. It is kind of strange to label this as a Chinese receipe. Kowloonese 23:46, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

Hmm, if it's found in North American Chinese restaurants and Chinese restaurants in HK and Taiwan, wouldn't it be considered Chinese? Sometimes these dishes are hard to trace. Badagnani 19:54, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

The photo was taken in Lombok, Indonesia, so it appears to not only be served in North America. Badagnani 00:44, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Title

The title is "corn crab soup" but "crab" comes first in the Chinese characters. Badagnani (talk) 04:36, 17 November 2007 (UTC)