Pork soups

Pork gives soups richness, whether as long-simmered bones, ribs, a smoked ham hock, bacon or sausage. It is the base of many East and South-east Asian broths, including some ramen styles, and is used across Europe to flavour bean, pea and cabbage soups.

SoupWiki lists 47 soups with pork. Typical total cooking time is about 135 minutes, ranging from 35 to 210 minutes, and a serving is roughly 160–620 kcal (estimates). The quickest is Kaeng Jued (~35 min) and the lightest is Winter Melon Soup (~160 kcal). None of them is vegetarian as usually made. 1 can be served cold. They come from 29 countries, most often United States, China, Spain.