Pig's organ soup

Summary

Pig's organ soup (simplified Chinese: 猪杂汤; traditional Chinese: 豬雜湯; pinyin: zhū zá tāng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ti-cha̍p-thng, tu-cha̍p-thng) or chheng-thng (清湯), is a Malaysian and Singaporean soup that is made from pork offal. The dish is a clear soup, served with other optional side dishes as well as rice.

Pig's organ soup
TypeSoup
Place of originMalaysia, Singapore
Main ingredientsPig offal (liver, heart, intestines, stomach, tongue, blood cubes, pork meat), vegetables, Chinese lettuce, onion leaves, pepper

Content and variations edit

 
Pork intestine with blood cake soup

The broth is boiled from a mix of offal including liver, heart, intestines, stomach, tongue, pig blood curd, as well as pork meat slices, strips of salted vegetables, celtuce and a sprinkle of chopped onion leaves and pepper.[1]

Side dishes include braised tofu puffs, and eggs and salted vegetables sometime are served. The meal is usually served with a special chili sauce or soy sauce with chopped hot chili.

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References edit

  1. ^ GoodFood.SG (BETA). "Pig Organ Soup in Singapore Food Guide & Restaurant Directory :: GoodFood.SG (BETA)". GoodFood.SG. Archived from the original on 2012-08-22. Retrieved 2013-03-01.