How to make spicy soup delicious: Hot topics on the Internet and tips for making it
In the past 10 days, spicy soup, as a popular winter delicacy, has frequently appeared on the hot search lists on social platforms. Combining the most popular topics related to spicy soup and practical tips on the Internet, we have compiled a spicy soup guide for you that combines data analysis and practical guidance.
1. Top 5 spicy soup hot topics on the Internet (last 10 days)

| Ranking | Topic keywords | amount of discussion | core concerns |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henan Spicy Soup | 285,000 | Intangible cultural heritage skills inheritance |
| 2 | Hot and sour soup for weight loss | 192,000 | Low calorie recipe sharing |
| 3 | Hot pot base ingredients for spicy soup | 157,000 | Quick cooking tips |
| 4 | Korean Spicy Beef Soup | 123,000 | Korean drama same style replica |
| 5 | Spicy soup with fried dough sticks | 98,000 | Breakfast Pairing Culture |
2. Five Golden Rules for Making Spicy Soup Delicious
1.Layered seasoning: According to the experimental data of the food blogger @老 FanGu, the best seasoning sequence is: first stir up the spice oil (Panthoxylum bungeanum + dried pepper soy pot) → then adjust the basic flavor (salt 3g/500ml) → finally add the layers (aged vinegar 5ml/white pepper 2g)
2.Golden ratio of starch to water:Professional Chef Votes Show:
| Consistency type | Starch:water ratio | Suitable for soup |
|---|---|---|
| flowing water | 1:12 | Hot and sour soup |
| Hanging spoon shape | 1:8 | Hu spicy soup |
| Pasty | 1:5 | dipping soup base |
3.Food pre-processing tips: The most popular "frozen tofu soup sucking method" on Douyin recently, which freezes old tofu for 24 hours and then defrosts it for use, increases the soup sucking ability by 300%, and the related video has been played 42 million times.
4.Spicy control formula: The hotness calculation formula recommended by Zhihu’s popular answers: capsaicin content (mg) × 1.5 + piperine (mg) × 0.8 = comprehensive stimulation index (it is recommended that the general population choose the 200-300 range)
5.Temperature maintenance tips: Xiaohongshu’s actual measurement data shows that spicy soup served in a casserole can be kept warm for 47 minutes longer than ordinary bowls, and the optimal eating temperature is 68-72°C.
3. Comparison of regional spicy soup recipes
| genre | core raw materials | Unique craftsmanship | heat index |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henan Spicy Soup | Beef bone broth + 30 spices | Three Stirring and Nine Yang Thickening Method | ★★★★★ |
| Sichuan hot and sour soup | Pickled pepper + Baoning vinegar | Hot oil aromatherapy process | ★★★★☆ |
| Shaanxi spicy soup | Qin pepper noodles + saozi | Freshly made spicy oil | ★★★☆☆ |
| Yunnan hot and sour soup | Tamarillo + Millet Spicy | natural fermentation process | ★★★☆☆ |
4. Collection of innovative eating methods (the latest trend on the Internet)
1.Hot and cold soup: The Weibo topic has 18 million views. The spicy soup is refrigerated and then paired with fried food. The temperature difference experience has triggered heated discussions.
2.Spicy soup hot pot: The second creative video of Station B's UP owner "Gourmet Waste" received 500,000 likes. He used spicy soup as a hot pot soup base and cooked seafood.
3.Spicy noodle soup: The number of participants in the Douyin challenge exceeded 100,000, using concentrated spicy soup instead of traditional noodle soup.
4.spicy soup dipping sauce: Xiaohongshu’s new way to eat it is to condense the spicy soup to 1/3 volume and use it as a barbecue dipping sauce.
5. Expert advice
Feng Enyuan, vice president of the China Cuisine Association, emphasized in a recent interview: "Authentic spicy soup should be spicy but not dry, numb but not bitter, sour but not sharp, fragrant but not greasy. The balance of the four flavors is the highest level."
When eating spicy soup in winter, it is recommended to use heat-clearing ingredients (such as tofu and cabbage) to balance the heat. It is better to control the single consumption to 300-400ml. By mastering these spicy soup secrets that have been verified by the entire Internet, you can easily make delicious spicy soup that people can’t stop eating!
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