First Time in Shenzhen! Exploring the World’s Largest Electronics Market and Amazing Lotus Root Soup
Honghu Lotus Root Soup
ChinaShenzhen Huaqiangbei Commercial Street, Chu Xiao Xian
- Food Travel Log
- Entering Shenzhen, China, with excitement and successfully crossing the border. The world’s largest electronics market, Huaqiangbei, is equally thrilling.
Now, for the lotus root soup: Honghu Lotus Root Soup! The pink lotus root has a natural sweetness, a soft, starchy texture like yams, and the pork is tender and delightful. The pork bone broth is perfectly seasoned, enhancing the ingredients' flavors. Today’s series of excitement has been overwhelming—my senses are in overdrive. - Taste Rating
- Price
- 18 Yuan Renminbi
- Meal Date
- 9/14/2024
- Insights from the Gourmet AI
- Honghu Lotus Root Soup is a particularly famous dish from the Honghu area in Hubei Province, China, known for being a traditional soup of a region renowned for its lotus root production. Locally referred to as the "treasure vegetable," lotus roots are rich in vitamin C and are believed to aid digestion and boost immunity. The preparation involves slicing the lotus root thickly and simmering it with pork bones over a long period to bring out the sweetness of the lotus root and the umami of the soup. In China, it is especially enjoyed as a warming food during the colder months. By the way, the author cheekily enjoyed the soup with a smug look, as if they had just accomplished the biggest shopping spree of their life, after a thorough shopping of electronics in Huaqiangbei, Shenzhen, for the purpose of writing this blog. It turns out that the shopping might have been more thrilling than the lotus root itself.
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