Tanmen Potato Soup

I fell in love with Tanmen soup after watching Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories on Netflix. It looked like the perfect comfort soup that I had to try. My version of Tanmen is made with potatoes and it’s a perfect complement to a soup that is traditionally made with noodles. I grew up in a potato loving town…

Qin West – Chinatown

Chinatown in Los Angeles has a gold nugget of a little restaurant called Qin West which specializes in Guilin style food from China. The best way I can describe it as a mix of spicy and sour in the best way possible that’s incredibly savory and delicious. This restaurant has some fantastic Guilin soups were they…

Liang’s Kitchen – Monterey Park

Liang’s Kitchen makes a mean lamb soup. Incredibly good, tastes like homemade goodness. The lamb stew has 3 different kinds of noodles hidden in the broth. Fat noodles, a clear noodle, and a tofu type noodle which were all excellent. The lamb didn’t have a gamey taste and was incredibly mild and savory. The broth…

Dongchimi Guksu

Dongchimi Guksu is a perfect summer soup. It’s an ice-cold soup that will help cool you down and give you happy feelings all at the same time 🙂You make this by using Water Kimchi (dongchimi) mixed with water and noodles and that’s basically it! You can add any veggies you like. I like mine spicy…