Do you like mushrooms in hot and sour soup?
@PatZAnthony (14749)
Charlotte, North Carolina
June 1, 2017 8:42pm CST
We are huge fans of mushrooms and use these to make hot and sour soup as well as use them in other dishes. We've heard some enjoy hot and sour soup, but don't want mushrooms in their soup.
Because we are making the soup at home, of course, we think we can put whatever we want to in our soup and call it "hot and sour" without being corrected.
The photo here is of the soup made yesterday. Always delicious and served with our homemade lo mein noodles on the side. The mushrooms are considerably smaller after the soup simmers for a good bit.
Two people here are of Asian descent but have no clue what makes a good hot and sour soup authentic. We don't feel too concerned, we just want to enjoy our soup!
It is easy enough to remove mushrooms from a bowl of soup if you don't like mushrooms, but the hot and the sour will have to stay!
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
2 Jun 17
@Hatley It is offered in many Asian restaurants.
@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
2 Jun 17
We are fortunate that it is not much of an issue here @jstory07 We also use the large shiitake mushrooms in many of our recipes here.
@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
2 Jun 17
I love mushrooms but i have never tried mushrooms in a hot and sour soup at all.
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@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
7 Jun 17
@MarshaMusselman Hot and sour soup is a common food here and so I have had it. But without mushrooms in them.
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
3 Jun 17
Hot and sour soup is offered in Asian restaurants here. Someone in the family (decades ago) decided they could do a better job @toniganzon and they came up with several recipes for hot and sour soup.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
2 Jun 17
Have you had hot and sour soup before? I'm guessing that you have.
@GardenGerty (160677)
• United States
2 Jun 17
Hubby generally likes hot and sour soup, if you leave out tofu and noodles. I am not so wild about the soup, but definitely love mushrooms. I have some just waiting to be made into "stuff". I put them in a lot of dishes that I make especially for myself.
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
2 Jun 17
The tofu we use is fermented and served on the side @GardenGerty
Our hot and sour is better than any we have had in a restaurant. Not sure what they use, but not the same ingredients as we do at home!
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@Ruby3881 (1963)
• Canada
3 Jun 17
@PatZAnthony I never cared for the restaurant stuff. The broth was too thin and not particularly hot or sour. It also didn't have enough meat and veggies.
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@Ruby3881 (1963)
• Canada
3 Jun 17
@Marty1 If you use a vegetable broth and omit any meat-based ingredients, it's actually a vegan recipe. The mushrooms are pretty traditional, depending on the country where it's prepared. Authentic recipes use things like wood ear fungus, but I think most folks in North America use shitake or button mushrooms.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
2 Jun 17
I am not a soup person, but give me murhrooms in any other food and i'm good.
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
3 Jun 17
We always have some type of soup available here, so you know we are big soup fans. Mushrooms grown by us or from the market can be used in so many ways @AbbyGreenhill
@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
3 Jun 17
@AbbyGreenhill Just watched a documentary that discussed how slurping was a compliment. Imagine what it must sound like in that guy's house!
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
3 Jun 17
@PatZAnthony When I was a kid when my father ate soup he slurped so much it drove me crazy. It actually turned me off of soup.
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
2 Jun 17
We love soups and have these on a regular basis. We don't eat animal products, so soups make good meals for us @just4him
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
2 Jun 17
@Linda1234 One of our favorite soups here! That and our tomato vegetable soup would be all I would need to stay full.
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@manikarnika (3236)
• India
2 Jun 17
Yeah...I like Mushroom soup.I always prefer hot soap whatever it may be...Also home made soup have special taste when compared to outside food...But many of them saying Mushroom paves way to catch cold easily? Is it true?
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
2 Jun 17
I've never heard of that before and I've working in pharmacies, I'd think I'd have heard about it if it were true. I doubt anything that grows outside and that is edible would actually cause colds. I can see if someone were allergic to mushrooms that it could cause a runny nose, but even though allergies have similar symptoms to the common cold it's not the same thing.
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
3 Jun 17
That is something that we have never heard here @manikarnika
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@dpk262006 (58676)
• Delhi, India
2 Jun 17
I find mushrooms tasteless and without any flavor or aroma. Given the choice, I do not like to take mushrooms in any kind.
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@dpk262006 (58676)
• Delhi, India
5 Jun 17
@PatZAnthony I think use of difference kinds of sauces makes them delicious to eat.
@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
3 Jun 17
We saute these with different sauces and find they take on the flavor of whatever these are in. BUT, we do know they are not liked by everyone @dpk262006
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@snowy22315 (180770)
• United States
2 Jun 17
I would say a small amount of sliced mushrooms certainy not alot.
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
3 Jun 17
In this soup, the mushrooms soon shrink up and are not as large as in the beginning @snowy22315
Some make mushroom soup, which is something no one here likes, although we like mushrooms in most cases.
@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
3 Jun 17
We have some left and will be eating it again tomorrow @Nawsheen
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
2 Jun 17
Yes I love mushrooms in the hot and sour soup.
The only kind I ever had that was made to my taste was in a little shop in MA.
Can't find it anywhere like that here.
Yours looks delicious.
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
3 Jun 17
Look on youtube for some ideas to make your own @TiarasOceanView
Would share the recipe here, but we are not allowed to do that.
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
3 Jun 17
@PatZAnthony Yes I know that. I will take a look Pat. Thanks anyways.
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@LadyDuck (471541)
• Switzerland
2 Jun 17
I like mushrooms and I also like hot and sour soup. I know that to make the "real thing" you should use broth that is flavored with pork blood, so my hot and sour is for sure not authentic. the American Chinese version is made with bamboo shoots, mushrooms, ear fungus, day lily buds, vinegar, egg, corn starch, and white pepper.
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
3 Jun 17
We don't use animal products and the Asian family members have never used pork blood in anything @LadyDuck
Of course, we don't care if ours might not be considered authentic, it is better than anything we have had in a restaurant. Isn't that odd?
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
8 Jun 17
@LadyDuck Yes, making it at home is always our choice now! You are an excellent cook from what we have seen from you over the years. It is hard to find a place to eat away from home when you know yours is better-
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@LadyDuck (471541)
• Switzerland
3 Jun 17
@PatZAnthony Most of the time what I prepare at home is better than what I eat in the restaurants, even if it is not authentic.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
2 Jun 17
I've never heard of hot and sour soup before. What ingredients make it sour? It sounds like it may have some vinegar in it, but maybe not as I don't know whether vinegar is used in Asian cooking or not. I personally don't like mushrooms and would keep them out of the soup unless a smaller quantity could be used. My husband does like mushrooms but I'm not sure that he'd like it in soup as much as he'd like it on a hamburger or pizza or something like that.
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
3 Jun 17
Vinegar of any sort can be used for the sour part @MarshaMusselman
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
3 Jun 17
@MarshaMusselman Hot and sour soups are spicy according to taste. Some like theirs so hot, it would not be for me!
About the vinegar for sour: Can millions of Asians be wrong?
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
3 Jun 17
@PatZAnthony By hot do you mean spicy or mainly not a cold soup? If spicy, I can't quite imagine having spicy soup with a taste of vinegar.
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@Ruby3881 (1963)
• Canada
3 Jun 17
I love mushrooms in almost everything. I am also a big fan of hot and sour soup. The first time I tasted it, the soup was made by a Canadian couple in a little cafe near my college. They made it with chicken, water chestnuts, tofu, and big chunks of mushroom. I loved it, so I've always made it the same way. I might omit the tofu if I don't have it on hand. But it HAS to have mushrooms.
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
3 Jun 17
We don't use tofu or animal products in the soup we make @Ruby3881
It is really tasty (to us and everyone here) but we do have one family member not a fan of the feel of mushrooms, so he pushes these aside. 
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@Ruby3881 (1963)
• Canada
4 Jun 17
@PatZAnthony I have some that love mushrooms and others who don't. It's a "feel" issue here too.
@utaminanda27 (69)
• Medan, Indonesia
2 Jun 17
Yessa i like. But i more like to crispy mushroom
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
3 Jun 17
We have not had crispy mushrooms @utaminanda27 We will have to see how to make those.
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
2 Jun 17
They can be such an interesting part of the menu when used correctly and we could use these in many meals here @m_audrey6788
@prashu228 (37524)
• India
2 Jun 17
Never had one, but I like mushrooms masala fry
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
3 Jun 17
There are so many interesting ways to use mushrooms @prashu228
@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
3 Jun 17
It is something we find easy to make and it goes a long way @marlina
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@CaseyRoss9966 (4056)
• United States
2 Jun 17
I don't like them at all so no. Fried mushrooms are the absolute worse.
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
3 Jun 17
Some we know don't care for the consistency so we know they are not for everyone @CaseyRoss9966
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@almostoveryou (4799)
• Philippines
2 Jun 17
Oh yes! We love this Chinese hot and sour soup with shiitake mushrooms and thickened with cornstarch. It's widely served at Chinese restaurants here and available as instant powdered at the supermarket.
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
3 Jun 17
@almostoveryou
This is so easy to make from scratch. We will have some again tomorrow with fresh mushrooms from our friends at the local market.
@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
3 Jun 17
They are fun to use in so many recipes @Sweety105
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