🍽️ Ningbo Yellow Croaker Soup

Yellow croaker bone-free soup, savory and smooth.

Ningbo Yellow Croaker Soup is a classic savory thick soup from the coastal city of Ningbo, Zhejiang. Fresh large yellow croaker is carefully deboned and flaked, then combined with diced tofu, mushroom and egg white in a delicate fish broth thickened lightly with starch. The soup turns pale golden, smooth and glossy, with silky, boneless fish and a deep, clean ocean savor lifted by shredded ginger. The skill lies in removing every bone and thickening just enough to coat rather than weigh down. A home and banquet favorite in this fishing port, it is best enjoyed hot over rice, comforting, briny and unmistakably of the East China Sea.