Vietnamese · soup

Hu Tieu (Southern Noodle Soup)

Name: Hu Tieu (Southern Noodle Soup)
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Ingredients: 8 oz dried rice; 1.5 lbs pork bones; 8 oz shrimp, peeled; 8 oz ground pork; 4 oz pork liver, sliced; 4 quail eggs, halved; 2 tbsp fish sauce; 1 tsp sugar; 2 shallots, sliced; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 2 cups bean sprouts; 1/4 cup fresh cilantro; 4 green onions, sliced; 2 tbsp fried garlic; 1 chili, sliced

Hu Tieu (Southern Noodle Soup) reads umami 6.7, funk & ferment 5.4 and salinity 5.1 on Palate's 0–10 flavor X-ray — a Vietnamese soup, about 1 hr 15 min. Measured from the recipe itself: ingredients and technique.

The flavor X-ray — six axes, 0–10

Umami & Savory — 8.2 / 10
Sweet & Fruity — 3.6 / 10
Sour & Bright — 0.6 / 10
Bitter & Earthy — 1.0 / 10
Rich & Fat — 3.9 / 10
Aromatic & Spice — 5.4 / 10

The measured notes (of 18)

Umami 6.7 · Funk & Ferment 5.4 · Salinity 5.1 · Allium 4.9 · Marine & Briny 4.7 · Richness 3.8 · Sweetness 3.2 · Herbaceous 3.0 · Heat 1.9 · Fruity 1.2 · Earthy 1.0 · Warm Spice 0.9 · Floral 0.7 · Sourness 0.6

What's in it (15)

8 oz dried rice
1.5 lbs pork bones
8 oz shrimp, peeled
8 oz ground pork
4 oz pork liver, sliced
4 quail eggs, halved
2 tbsp fish sauce
1 tsp sugar
2 shallots, sliced
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 cups bean sprouts
1/4 cup fresh cilantro
4 green onions, sliced
2 tbsp fried garlic
1 chili, sliced

Time & effort: about 1 hr 15 min (25 min active) · effort: involved

Nutrition (per 100 g, engine-estimated): 121.3 kcal, 11.6 g protein, 4.4 g fat, 8.9 g carbs

Dietary: Contains meat · Contains seafood — engine-derived; double-check anything allergy-critical.

How it's cooked (3 steps)

Simmer pork bones with dried shrimp and shallots into a sweet, clear broth and season with fish sauce and sugar.
Cook noodles and serve either in broth or drained with broth on the side.
Top with shrimp, ground pork balls, liver, quail eggs, bean sprouts, green onions, and fried garlic.

Dishes with a similar flavor shape

Banh Canh (Thick Noodle Soup) — Vietnamese
Thai Basil Pork (Pad Kra Pao Moo) — Thai
Nam Prik Ong — Thai
Garlic Noodles — American · Californian
Thai Basil Shrimp (Pad Kra Pao Goong) — Thai

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Every number above is Palate's engine-measured estimate, computed from this recipe's ingredients and techniques — not human-tasted ratings or reviews.