Noodle soups

Noodle soups are a complete meal in a bowl and are particularly important in East and South-east Asia, from ramen and pho to laksa and khao soi. Across Turkey, Central Asia and Europe, thin vermicelli or hand-cut noodles are cooked directly in the soup. The broth, the noodle and the toppings define each style.

SoupWiki lists 39 soups with noodle. Typical total cooking time is about 90 minutes, ranging from 20 to 210 minutes, and a serving is roughly 190–650 kcal (estimates). The quickest is Vermicelli Soup (~20 min) and the lightest is Vermicelli Soup (~190 kcal). 5 are vegetarian (none vegan). 1 can be served cold. They come from 25 countries, most often Vietnam, Turkey, Thailand.

All 39 soups with noodle, by editor’s score

9.9Ramenラーメン (rāmen)Flag of JapanJapan210 min~550 kcal9.4Ash Reshtehآش رشتهFlag of IranIran150 min~420 kcal9.4PhoPhởFlag of VietnamVietnam210 min~450 kcal9.4Turkish Chicken SoupTavuk suyu çorbasıFlag of TurkeyTurkey75 min~260 kcal9.3Soto AyamSoto ayamFlag of IndonesiaIndonesia70 min~380 kcal9.2Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup牛肉麵 (niúròu miàn)Flag of TaiwanTaiwan200 min~650 kcal9.2Tutmaç SoupTutmaç çorbasıFlag of TurkeyTurkey70 min~330 kcal9.1Aushآش (aush)Flag of AfghanistanAfghanistan90 min~560 kcal9.1Hariraالحريرة (ḥrira)Flag of MoroccoMorocco110 min~350 kcal9.0Ohn No Khao Sweအုန်းနို့ခေါက်ဆွဲ (ohn no khao swè)Flag of MyanmarMyanmar75 min~620 kcal8.8Vermicelli SoupŞehriye çorbasıFlag of TurkeyTurkey20 min~190 kcal8.6Chorba Beidaشربة بيضاء (chorba beida)Flag of AlgeriaAlgeria65 min~320 kcal8.6Kesme Noodle SoupKesme çorbasıFlag of TurkeyTurkey60 min~310 kcal8.5BaksoBaksoFlag of IndonesiaIndonesia90 min~420 kcal8.5Bún Bò HuếBún bò HuếFlag of VietnamVietnam210 min~550 kcal8.5Galbitang갈비탕 (galbitang)Flag of South KoreaSouth Korea180 min~520 kcal8.5Khao Soiข้าวซอย (khao soi)Flag of ThailandThailand60 min~620 kcal8.5LagmanLag'monFlag of UzbekistanUzbekistan100 min~600 kcal8.4Lanzhou Beef Noodle Soup兰州牛肉面 (Lánzhōu niúròu miàn)Flag of ChinaChina210 min~520 kcal8.3Boat Noodlesก๋วยเตี๋ยวเรือ (kuai tiao ruea)Flag of ThailandThailand170 min~350 kcal8.3Khao Piak Senເຂົ້າປຽກເສັ້ນ (khao piak sen)Flag of LaosLaos90 min~450 kcal8.2Ashlyan-fuАшлянфу (ashlyan-fu)Flag of KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan50 min~380 kcalCOLD8.2Sopa de PicadilloSopa de picadilloFlag of SpainSpain100 min~300 kcal8.1Chicken Noodle SoupChicken noodle soupFlag of United StatesUnited States60 min~280 kcal8.1Kaeng Juedแกงจืด (kaeng chuet)Flag of ThailandThailand35 min~220 kcal7.9Caldo de GallinaCaldo de gallinaFlag of PeruPeru165 min~480 kcal7.8RosółRosółFlag of PolandPoland195 min~250 kcal7.5Chicken Long RiceChicken long riceFlag of United StatesUnited States55 min~360 kcal7.5Thukpaཐུག་པ (thukpa)Flag of NepalNepal60 min~450 kcal7.4La Paz BatchoyBatchoyFlag of PhilippinesPhilippines140 min~520 kcal7.4Sopa de FideoSopa de fideoFlag of MexicoMexico25 min~220 kcal6.8Polish Mushroom SoupZupa grzybowaFlag of PolandPoland65 min~250 kcal6.6Kitsune Udonきつねうどん (kitsune udon)Flag of JapanJapan25 min~420 kcal4.0Bún RiêuBún riêu cuaFlag of VietnamVietnam70 min~420 kcal4.0Kuy Teavគុយទាវ (kuy teav)Flag of CambodiaCambodia140 min~420 kcal4.0LaksaLaksaFlag of MalaysiaMalaysia60 min~600 kcal4.0Mohingaမုန့်ဟင်းခါး (mohinga)Flag of MyanmarMyanmar90 min~420 kcal3.9Hủ TiếuHủ tiếu Nam VangFlag of VietnamVietnam140 min~450 kcal3.8SaiminSaiminFlag of United StatesUnited States45 min~450 kcal

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