Buddha jumps over the wall

Buddha jumps over the wall is an umbrella term for a type of highly complex Chinese soup or stew consisting of many ingredients of non-vegetarian origins and requiring one to two full days to create.

Name

The name of the dish reflects the appeal of the soup. It is said to be so enticing that even a vegetarian monk (Buddha) himself could not restrain himself and would sneak out of the monastery (literally "jump over the wall") to steal a taste.

Ingredients

A typical recipe includes many ingredients including quail eggs, bamboo shoots, scallop, sea cucumber, abalone, shark fin, chicken, Jinhua ham, pork tendon, ginseng, mushrooms, and taro. When served in restaurants, the more expensive ingredients are emphasized to justify the lofty price normally charged for this soup.

See also

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Buddha jumps over the wall

• Hoi sam
• Bao yu
• Shark fin soup

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External links

• 佛跳墙 (Buddha Monk Jumps Over The Wall) Restaurant in Malaysia