Pucheng Silky Lean Pork Soup 濮城滑脊汤
Pucheng Silky Lean Pork Soup is featured among the local specialties of Henan.
Pucheng Silky Lean Pork Soup (濮城滑脊汤) comes from Pucheng Town (濮城镇) in Fan County (范县). Fresh pork tenderloin is coated in sweet-potato starch and egg, then combined with pork-bone broth and a vinegar finish. The tender meat and sour, spicy broth are central to its character.
How it is made
The tenderloin is finely cut and marinated before being wrapped in the starch-and-egg mixture. It cooks gently in plain water until done and is set aside. The soup base is made separately by simmering large pork bones.
Ginger, minced garlic and shredded scallion season the bone broth. Fragrant oil (香油), coriander, specially prepared egg sheet and browned scallion complete the bowl, followed by aged vinegar from the Chen family (陈家) in Fan County.
Where it comes from
Fan County Media Convergence Center (范县融媒体中心) identifies Wangdao Village (王刀村) in Pucheng and the Zhao family (赵家) in Yangji Township (杨集乡) as well-known local makers. Its county food guide also places the soup at weddings, funerals and festive family meals in Pucheng.
Sources & reading
Written from the linked sources and checked sentence by sentence against quoted extracts by a separate reviewer on 2026-09-26. Recipes and servings vary between kitchens.