Filipino · soup

La Paz Batchoy (Ilonggo Noodle Soup)

Name: La Paz Batchoy (Ilonggo Noodle Soup)
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Cuisine: Filipino
Ingredients: 8 oz egg noodles; 6 cups pork broth; 4 oz pork organs (liver, kidney), sliced; 4 oz pork intestines, cleaned and sliced; 4 oz ground pork, browned; 4 cloves garlic, fried; 3 shallots, fried; 2 tbsp fish sauce; 2 oz chicharron, crushed; 3 green onions, sliced; 2 eggs

La Paz Batchoy (Ilonggo Noodle Soup) reads umami 7.8, richness 6.1 and funk & ferment 5.8 on Palate's 0–10 flavor X-ray — a Filipino soup, about 1 hr 5 min. Measured from the recipe itself: ingredients and technique.

The flavor X-ray — six axes, 0–10

Umami & Savory — 9.3 / 10
Sweet & Fruity — 1.5 / 10
Sour & Bright — 0.8 / 10
Bitter & Earthy — 1.9 / 10
Rich & Fat — 6.1 / 10
Aromatic & Spice — 4.4 / 10

The measured notes (of 18)

Umami 7.8 · Richness 6.1 · Funk & Ferment 5.8 · Salinity 5.2 · Marine & Briny 4.6 · Allium 4.0 · Herbaceous 1.6 · Smoke 1.6 · Heat 1.6 · Earthy 1.3 · Sweetness 1.3 · Fruity 0.8 · Warm Spice 0.8 · Sourness 0.6

What's in it (11)

8 oz egg noodles
6 cups pork broth
4 oz pork organs (liver, kidney), sliced
4 oz pork intestines, cleaned and sliced
4 oz ground pork, browned
4 cloves garlic, fried
3 shallots, fried
2 tbsp fish sauce
2 oz chicharron, crushed
3 green onions, sliced
2 eggs

Time & effort: about 1 hr 5 min (25 min active) · effort: involved

Nutrition (per 100 g, engine-estimated): 185 kcal, 7.7 g protein, 13.5 g fat, 7.9 g carbs

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

How it's cooked (3 steps)

Prepare a rich pork broth by simmering bones and organs with garlic and shallots.
Cook organ meats separately, slice thinly, and add to broth.
Serve over noodles topped with chicharron, green onion, and a raw egg cracked into the hot broth.

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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.