What is sha tang?

Sha Tang is a kind of soup common in China, especially in the provinces of Jiangs and Shandong. Usually it is distinguished by its strong and sticky consistency and cloudy appearance due to starch grains mixed. The soup is usually flavored with some kind of protein, such as chicken or pheasant. SHA Tang is most often enjoyed as part of breakfast food in Xuzhou in Jiangs, where the soups shops abound in people with a bowl of warm soup to start their day. During his reign he visited the city of Xuzhou and offered me a soup for breakfast, then asked the chef what the name of the bowl is. The chef did not understand the issue of the Emperor as a statement, and in respect of the royal rank immediately named the soup as "Sha tang", which is literally translated as "what soup".

Traditionally, the primary component for Sha Tang would be a pheasant, probably using poultry after a hunting expedition. Millet Rice is also a traditional ingredient used to thicken the soup, probably cooked simultaneously with the soup to release the starch of rice.Over time, the pheasant was replaced by chicken and millet, barley, wheat and even a mixture of different types of grains. To make the soup stronger and sticky, pieces of meat, seaweed and beans can also be included. Even swine joints can also be cooked in the soup and removed after cooking, as these parts of the pigs are very greasy and can provide a richer consistency and taste of the soup. Bamboo shoots can also be added to the soup.

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spice also abounds in Sha Tang, but black pepper is the main flavor of the soup, along with some salt and soy sauce. Other spices include cardamom, onion and ginger, sometimes even cinnamon. In many soup shops, all ingredients are placed in a large cooking pot and cooked for a long time, sometimes more than five hours before serving the soup to form a tasty broth. The soup is then individually loaded in a bowl, mixed with a raw egg and a final drizzle of sesame oil. SHA TANG usually does not eat alone, but with a few pRivers such as dumplings, steamed vegetables and fried pieces of dough that resemble Spanish churros.