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Origin
Guangdong/Hong Kong — considered one of the definitive dishes of Cantonese cuisine
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Description
Classic Cantonese wonton noodle soup: shrimp-pork wontons with thin springy wrappers in a clear master stock (dried shrimp, pork bones, dried flounder). Hong Kong style noodles (mian xian) made with eggs and lye water. The broth must be clear, clean, and intensely flavoured — never cloudy.
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The Thread
—Vietnamese pho (clear bone broth noodle soup)
—Japanese ramen (noodle soup)
—Italian tortellini in brodo
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Flavour Context
Clear, deep umami broth with sweet shrimp, pork-enriched wontons, and springy egg noodles
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