Various sour soups, named for their characteristic

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n, and the cuisines of

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Asian origin

Samlar machu ''Samlor machu'' ( – 'sour soup') is a Khmer language, Khmer term for a category of sour soups. The sour flavour of the soup comes from the use of tamarind (), however variations also include other tangy fruits and vegetables such as tomatoes ...

, a Khmer term for a category of

sour soup Various sour soups, named for their characteristic sour taste, are known in various East Asian, Southeast Asian, and the cuisines of Eastern Europe. Asian origin * Samlar machu, a Khmer term for a category of sour soups. * Canh chua (literal ...

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Canh chua ''Canh chua'' (, ''sour soup'')The term ''canh'' refers to a clear broth with vegetables and often meat, and ''chua'' means "sour". is a Vietnamese sour soup indigenous to the Mekong Delta region of Southern Vietnam (Central Vietnam also have t ...

(literally "sour soup") is a sour soup indigenous to the Mekong River region of southern Vietnam. *

Sinigang ''Sinigang'', sometimes anglicized as sour broth, is a Filipino soup or stew characterized by its sour and savory taste. It is most often associated with tamarind (Filipino language, Filipino: ''sampalok''), although it can use other sour fruit ...

, Philippine sour soup *

Hot and sour soup Hot and sour soup is a popular example of Chinese cuisine. Although it is often said to have originated in Sichuan, this is actually a variant of ''hulatang'' or "pepper hot soup" (胡辣汤) with added vinegar to enhance the sourness. This vari ...

Tom kha kai ''Tom kha kai'', ''tom kha gai'', or Thai coconut soup (, ; ) is a spicy and sour hot soup with coconut milk in Thai cuisine. History ''Tom kha'' is a Thai soup that originated around 1890 and was first recorded in a Thai recipe book. The ear ...

* Tom yum * Lemon rasam - an

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n sour soup made with lemon juices * Dunt dalun chin-yei - drumstick sour soup (

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Sayur asem Sayur asem or sayur asam is an Indonesian vegetable soup. It is a popular Southeast Asian dish originating from Sundanese cuisine, consisting of vegetables in tamarind soup. The sweet and sour flavour of this dish is considered refreshing and v ...

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sour fish soup *

Sour soup fish Sour soup fish () is a representative dish of Guizhou Province, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of count ...

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Guizhou cuisine Guizhou cuisine, or Qian cuisine, consists of cooking traditions and dishes from Guizhou Province in southwestern China. Guizhou cuisine shares many features with Sichuan cuisine and Hunan cuisine, especially in bringing the sensation of ...

in southern China

Slavic origin

* Beet

borscht Borscht () is a sour soup, made with meat stock, vegetables and seasonings, common in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. In English, the word ''borscht'' is most often associated with the soup's variant of Ukrainian origin, made with red b ...

cooked in Eastern Europe has an appreciable sour taste due to the addition of sour beet (or fermented beet juice) or sour cream. * Borschts without beets are sour in general *

Kapusniak Cabbage soup may refer to any of the variety of soups based on various cabbages, or on sauerkraut and known under different names in national cuisines. Often it is a vegetable soup, with lentils, peas or beans in place of the meat. It may be pr ...

, Ukrainian and

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soup made from sour cabbage (

sauerkraut Sauerkraut (; , ) is finely cut raw cabbage that has been fermented by various lactic acid bacteria. It has a long shelf life and a distinctive sour flavor, both of which result from the lactic acid formed when the bacteria ferment the sugar ...

), millet and potatoes in meat broth *

Sour shchi Shchi ( rus, щи, p=ɕːi, a=Ru-щи.ogg, sometimes transliterated as šči) is a Russian-style cabbage soup. When sauerkraut is used instead, the soup is called sour shchi, while soups based on sorrel, spinach, nettle, and similar plants are ca ...

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sour cabbage soup Shchi ( rus, щи, p=ɕːi, a=Ru-щи.ogg, sometimes transliterated as šči) is a Russian-style cabbage soup. When sauerkraut is used instead, the soup is called sour shchi, while soups based on sorrel, spinach, nettle, and similar plants are ca ...

in Russian cuisine *

Rassolnik Rassolnik ( ) is a traditional Russian cuisine, Russian soup made from pickled cucumbers, pearl barley, and pork or beef Kidney#As food, kidneys. A vegetarian variant of rassolnik also exists, usually made during Lent. The dish is known to have ...

, traditional Russian soup made with

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Sorrel soup Sorrel soup is made from water or broth, sorrel leaves, and salt.Екатерина Авдеева. Ручная книга русской опытной хозяйки. СПб, 1842 Елена Молоховец. ''Подарок молодым ...

Solyanka Solyanka (, initially ''селя́нка''; ) is a thick and sour soup of Russian origin. It is a common dish in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, the Baltic states, and other post-Soviet states and other parts of the former Eastern Bloc. It was one of ...

, thick, spicy and sour soup in the

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Okroshka Okróshka ( ) is a cold soup of Russian origin, which probably originated in the Volga region. The classic soup is a mix of mostly raw vegetables (like cucumbers, radishes and spring onions), boiled potatoes, eggs, cooked meat such as beef, v ...

, cold Russian soup traditionally made with

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Sour rye soup The gustatory system or sense of taste is the sensory system that is partially responsible for the perception of taste. Taste is the perception stimulated when a substance in the mouth reacts chemically with taste receptor cells located on t ...

, known as ''żur'' in

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and Poland, or

kyselo Sour cereal soup is a Slavic traditional soup made with various types of cereals such as rye, wheat and oats, which are fermented to create a sourdough-like soup base and stirred into a pot of stock which may or may not contain meat such as boile ...

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and the

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Romania and Moldova

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for sour soups or fermented wheat

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, essential ingredient to cook

Ciorbă Chorba ( ; ) or shorba ( ; ) is a broad class of stews or rich soups found in national cuisines across the Middle East, Algeria, Maghreb, Iran, Turkey, Southeast Europe, Central Asia, East Africa and South Asia. It is often prepared with added in ...

Asian origin

Slavic origin

Romania and Moldova

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