Is Egg Drop soup bad for you?

[UNCjigga]

So I decided to eat Chinese takeout for lunch today, and rather than get the usual Hot & Sour soup with my General Tso lunch special, I decided to try the spicy egg drop soup. Wow. Tastes really good, but I can't help but think I'm eating cholesterol in a bowl. It seems incredibly fattening and cholesterol laden, but I can't seem to will myself not to eat it. Does anyone have any additional information on this takeout delicacy?

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Uh.... chances are that if they serve it, it probably won't kill you. Atleast, not until the second bowl this year.

nik

 

[Maleficus]

IDK if it is bad for you but i like it

 

[MrBond]

Here's a recipe I found for it.

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Looks pretty safe, nutrition info is there at the bottom. It's just chicken broth and eggs, that recipe makes 4 servings with 2 eggs, so it'd be the equilvent of eating 1/2 an egg.

 

[spanky]

no way dude!!! i love egg drop soup!!!

 

[amnesiac]

Actually, it's just cornstarch, broth, vinegar, and egg when it comes down to it.
The only fat and cholesterol will be from the egg . The eggrolls and kung pao chicken are what you should be afraid of .

 

[UNCjigga]

Well thanks for the quick info. I think I've found my new favorite soup!!! Hehe, maybe someone can start a thread about 'favorite chinese takeout soup: egg drop, wonton or hot & sour?'

 

[amnesiac]

Hot and Sour kick's Egg Drop's ass.
In fact, I think Hot and Sour soup can kick Bruce Lee's ass too.

 

[poopaskoopa]

I'd hope not.... Used to get it with my lunch everytime I ate at Hong Kong for $4(they stopped serving soup with the lunch menu )

 

[xospec1alk]

not a big fan of the eff drop soup, it just never does anything for me. its either wonton or hot and sour

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: amnesiac 2.0
Hot and Sour kick's Egg Drop's ass.
In fact, I think Hot and Sour soup can kick Bruce Lee's ass too.

coke owns them all

 

[GigaCluster]

I also used to think that Egg Drop soup was INCREDIBLY fattening... I could literally taste the fat and oils on my tongue. Then I was informed that what I thought to be fat was just the consistency of eggs, and therefore very safe for you.

 

[Adul]

now you guys got me thinking about soe thai food again. dasm

 

[Ameesh]

Originally posted by: amnesiac 2.0
Hot and Sour kick's Egg Drop's ass.
In fact, I think Hot and Sour soup can kick Bruce Lee's ass too.

true dat yo!

 

[lupohki]

I'm fond of the fish intestines soup with scallops, bamboo, and shark's fin.

 

[d33pt]

now that's a $20 bowl of soup compared to a $1 bowl of eggdrop

 

[dighn]

Originally posted by: amnesiac 2.0
Hot and Sour kick's Egg Drop's ass.

ditto

 

[Moonbeam]

I suppose a lot depends on where the egg got dropped. If it was on the floor and it broke, I'd prefer to pass on the scrape up made into that bowl.

 

[yakko]

Makes me glad I had chinese food before I read this thread.