best spicy soups?

[phoenikia]

Which places serve your favourite spicy soups? Interested in hearing about gumbos, goulashes, pork bone soup, hot & sour, you name it!

Open to all types of cuisine (although I'm partial to Latin American, Caribbean & Southeast Asian cuisine), and places located anywhere from Chinatown/Tribeca up to the UWS/UES. Either dine-in or take-out would be fine.

[randumbposter]

Prawn mee or curry noodle soup at some malaysian joint. They mostly taste the same across most malaysian places.

I enjoy the tom yum noodle at pam real thai. Ask for extra peppers on the side if you want more spicy.

Some ramen joints carry spicy ramen soups. The men kui tei in the east village has ramen with spicy miso and leek and bacon. I found that quite tasty.

Ollies does a good spicy beef stew noodle soup. Probably better ones in flushing as thats where you find the best taiwanese cuisine. Maybe someone else can comment on this.

[scoopG]

Beef Noodle Soup (牛肉麵 – niu rou mian) is not inherently spicy nor Taiwainese. It is spicy when you add optional hot sauce. The several hand pulled and/or knife cut noodle places in Flushing are not any better than what is found in Manhattan's Chinatown.

[randumbposter]

Most of the versions I've come across are spicy. The soup is sourish with pickled greens.

I think it's called "Hong Shao Niu Rou Mian". Hong Shao is braised I think, so I guess you are right in the fact that it doesn't have to be spicy.

Thanks for the info about the flushing scene and the origins of the dish.

[HaveTasteWillTravel32]

edit: Could'nt link Cho Dang Gol , but it's on 35th street just off of 6th, next to the new Hampton Inn hotel.. Fresh made tofu.

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[Joey Deckle]

Get over to Golden Shopping Mall in Flushing. The Chengdu stall has an insanely good fiery ma la tan or Sichuan spicy soup with all manner of things floating in it. Upstairs there's some great handpulled noodles in a fragrant lamby broth that you can doctor up with hot sauce.

http://gothamist.com/2008/01/22/chengdu_heaven.php

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Joey Deckle

[D...DF]

My fave is the spicy beef soup with hand-pulled noodles at Super Taste on Eldridge.

[phoenikia]

Thanks for all the suggestions so far- they sound fantastic;)

[Miss Needle]

Korean -- Hyo Dong Gak (Korean-Chinese) for jjamp bhong (order extra spicy). BCD tofu is good for soon tofu. It has the best texture. However, I find that they tend to tone down the spice compared to other places. So if you do go there, make sure you ask for extra extra spicy. I do like the jigaes at Kunjip. But I also recommend the yuk gae jang at Kum Gang San as banjolinana says. They make a good version there. It will clear your sinuses.

Latin American -- mondongo at El Malecon. It's not super spicy like a lot of the Korean soups but still delicious.

SEA -- noodle soups like seafood tom yum, curry mee and prawn mee at any of the Malaysian restaurants in C-town like Nyonya, New Malaysia and Skyway -- again, not as spicy as the Korean soups

[misschopsticks]

Love, love, love yuk gae jang. Tried Kunjip and Kum Gang San, but I prefer Won Jo. Woo Chon also does a good one.

[jptcu]

Pam's oxtail soup from Real Pam Thai. It's a hearty, sour and spicy soup served with rice. Pam tells me she starts stewing the oxtails early in the morning, so by lunch time they are falling off the bone tender.

[PAULSCOHEN]

are the Korean soups made with MSG ?

[a_and_w]

Probably. As a general rule, I would assume any Asian place is liberally using MSG in some form, even when they say "no MSG."

[banjolinana]

If you are interested in Korean Jigae's i would try the yuk hwe jang at Kum Gang san or Gang Suh before Kun Jip. As a korean i find their food only ok but cheaper than the other joints. i LOVE Yuk Hwe Jang..broth is made of simmered bone and it's rich and delicious. It's spicy and there's vegetables and shredded beef and glass noodles. YUM

Soon doo boo is also excellent at any of the joints i mentioend.

[a_and_w]

As a Korean, too, I find the chigae's at Kunjip to be better than most in K-town. But I would agree that it's primary appeal among Koreans (the place is typically packed with them) is cost. This isn't sompeplace I'd take people for, say, bbq or even bibimbap.

[Simon]

you could try the soon doo boo (spicy tofu stews) at BCD Tofu in Koreantown (32nd St)...

another option is the Assam/Indian fishhead casserole at New Malaysia in Chinatown...

i like the soups at Grand Sichuan, but my personal m.o. there is to order very spicy starters and cooked dishes, but then offset them with the mild fish w/ sour cabbage soup...

for spicy Thai soups i'd head to Queens...

[Pan]

I love the Curry Asam Fish Head Casserole at Skyway, but Malaysians don't consider that a soup. It's simply a dish with a lot of kuah (liquid).

[JungMann]

For hot and sour, I've always been pleased with my order at Grand Sichuan. But when I'm looking for something even spicier, pho knocks hot and sour out of the water. I go to Pho Bang on Mott street, though there are likely better Vietnamese restaurants that I have yet to discover.

Given the chilly weather, you'd also do well to try haleem, a porridge-like dish from South Asia that packs a lot of heat and sustenance. Lahore and Haandi are two good options in Curry Hill. Sambar might also provide a little kick. The best I've had has been at Tiffin Wallah.

[phoenikia]

Thanks for the suggestions, JungMann- much appreciated.

With the pho, are you ordering a spicy one, or adding a lot of hot sauce to a standard pho? Is there a specific # for the dish you order at Pho Bang?

Haven't tried haleem before, will try to keep my eyes open for that (and specifically Lahore and Haandi) if I end up near Curry Hill.

[JungMann]

I add sriracha (among other things) to my pho.

[mcporkbun]

Second hot and sour at Grand Sichuan, especially chelsea location.

Hot and Sour at Szechuan Gourmet kicks ass also.

[Pan]

I really dislike the American-Chinese-style hot and sour soup at Grand Sichuan St. Marks, which is neither hot nor sour but rather gloppy. Where do you get yours? For my money, the much spicier version at Congee Village is way better, though slightly sweeter than I prefer.

[JungMann]

The best is at the Grand Sichuan on 7th Ave. But for when I want something quick and reviving, the Grand Sichuan in Midtown East isn't bad, though it is a little bit weak on the vinegar.

[UES Mayor]

go to any Korean restaurant and try the Chi gae-most have several other soups-ask for spicy one

[phoenikia]

But which Korean resto has the best spicy Chi gae, UES Mayor? ;)

[a_and_w]

Give Kunjip a try for chigaes.

[davenyc]

Sundubu Chigae at BCD Tofu House

[UES Mayor]

i always gravitate to Won Jo 23 w 32 st