Corn crab soup

{{Short description|Chinese soup of corn and crab meat}}

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| country = China

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| type = Soup

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| main_ingredient = Corn, egg whites, crab meat or imitation crab meat

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Corn crab soup is a dish found in Chinese cuisine, American Chinese cuisine, and Canadian Chinese cuisine. The soup is similar to cream of corn soup with egg white and crab meat or imitation crab meat added.

Regional

This soup is found in Chinese restaurants across mainland China,[http://food.ks.js.cn/diywebsite/a/detail.asp?detailid=581&id=647&hotman=tscy Food.ks.js.cn] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070707052048/http://food.ks.js.cn/diywebsite/a/detail.asp?detailid=581&id=647&hotman=tscy |date=7 July 2007 }} Hong Kong,[http://www.deliverance.com.hk/page1.asp?id=70&catid=512&zone=&type=0 deliverance.com.hk]{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Taiwan,[http://www.cargocare.tw/menu.php?cf=taipei_saladandsoup cargocare.tw] {{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} and some Southeast Asian nations such as Singapore,[http://www.sbestfood.com/zuifairprice.htm sbestfood.com] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071020032946/http://www.sbestfood.com/zuifairprice.htm |date=20 October 2007 }} Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. It is particularly popular in Hakka-speaking regions of southern China and Taiwan. It is also popular in Chinese takeout restaurants in the United States, Canada,{{cite web|url=http://www.gingsing.com/menu/ |title=menu |publisher=Gingsing.com }} Europe,[http://www.easterngarden.net/menu/chineseappetizers.html Easterngarden.net] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080211110102/http://www.easterngarden.net/menu/chineseappetizers.html |date=11 February 2008 }} and Japan.{{cite web|url=http://r.gnavi.co.jp/fl/cn/g277104/menu.htm |title=R.gnavi.co.Jp |publisher=R.gnavi.co.Jp }} In the Philippines it is called sopang mais.{{cite web |url=http://fooddownunder.com/cgi-bin/recipe.cgi?r=76863 |title=Fooddownunder.com |publisher=Fooddownunder.com |access-date=17 November 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071117070444/http://fooddownunder.com/cgi-bin/recipe.cgi?r=76863 |archive-date=17 November 2007 |url-status=dead }}

The soup may be derived from tofu-crab soup, a soup also found in restaurants in North America.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}}

See also

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