Reviewed: Jul. 10, 2001

Tastes very Authentic! I used Woodear Mushrooms instead of the Dried Mushrooms. The taste was very good. This came out a little thicker than I was expecting, you may want to cut the Cornstarch in half and go up from there.

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WFMOORE

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Reviewed: Jul. 9, 2001

This was my first attempt at hot & sour soup, and it was incredible. I didn't have the tiger lily buds, so I don't know if I really missed out or not. The tang from the vinegar was very good. I will definitely be making this in the future. It was BETTER than restaurant hot & sour soup.

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RASPIL

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Reviewed: Jun. 14, 2001

A very good soup -- I've made it several times now. I've left out the pork and the tiger lily buds, and it was still great. Just like in the restaurants. Thanks!

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HOOLIE

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Reviewed: May 27, 2001

This recipe was horrible. Poor instructions (what do you do with the ground pork? Cook it? Cut it?). I went to an Asian grocery store and got everything I needed, and this recipe still left me throwing the whole thing out.

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LILYNEVEN

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Reviewed: May 18, 2001

This recipe is great even if you cannot find the specialty items (where does one find tiger lily buds in central Georgia?). It tastes like the soup in the Chinese resturants.

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ROSEMARYB

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Reviewed: Apr. 17, 2001

Missing something - the soup just didn't have a lot of depth. I might try to experiment with this to make it better, but I would not follow the recipe as closely again. This was the first time that I have cooked with lily buds, and I will use those again.

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Syd

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Reviewed: Apr. 1, 2001

oh, my god, i just can't believe what an excellent recipe this is. it was dirt cheap easy as pie to make, and it was the, and i mean THE best soup i have ever made. i am just sorry i didn't triple the recipe for leftovers. just a couple of variations, i don't eat meat, so i cut out the pork and used veggie broth. i also doubled the vinegar. but wow!!! even my little girl had seconds.

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JESSICA GILMAN

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Reviewed: Mar. 16, 2001

This soup had great flavor! My family loved it and we will make it frequently.

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Reviewed: Jan. 6, 2001

I was looking for low fat ways to use tofu because I keep reading about its healthful properties. We couldn't find tiger lily buds so we omited them, and couldn't find dried mushrooms so we used fresh woodear ones. Even so, it was absolutely delicious.

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