blake murphy wrote:
> On Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:16:47 -0500, James Silverton wrote:
>
>> Hello All!
>>
>> I note a recipe for Hot and Sour Soup by Jean B in r.f.recipes. It looks
>> authentic using white pepper for heat. I wonder if any others are as
>> horrible as me and prefer a hotter version using Sriracha sauce?
>
> i'm a slob. black pepper for heat, vinegar for sour.
>
> i see robert delfs (who says black *or* white) adds a little ketchup.
>
> but i seldom make it anymore, since the joint down the street makes a
> perfectly respectable version (with some items i don't generally have on
> hand) for $1.75.
>
> your pal,
> blake

I didn't recall that about Delfs. I think my recipe that I now
can't find (of course) was a combination of Delfs, Chiang, and
inspiration.

I don't think I want that catsup there, although AIR, the first
Sichuan restaurant I went to (prob. in the 70s in NYC) had a
famous shrimp dish that contained catsup.

--
Jean B.