Hot and Sour (1931, 1964)

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HOT AND SOUR SOUP--19,600 Google hits, 4,320 Google Groups hits

   OED has...well, it doesn't have "hot and sour soup."  It doesn't even have "hot and sour."
   I might go to a lecture of the NY Culinary Historians by someone from FLAVOR AND FORTUNE magazine.  The F&F people probably contributed an entry on this to the ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AMERICAN FOOD AND DRINK, but here are the ProQuest database results.


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Los Angeles Times (1886-Current File). Los Angeles, Calif.: May 17, 1931. p. 26 (1 page):
  _Chutnies_
(...)  From sweet to hot and sour...with mangoes...Tirhoot...tamarinds...fruity!

   How to Solve an Oriental Eating Puzzle; Learn Chinese, Adopt a Relative, or Get to Know the Waiter
By CRAIG CLAIBORNE. New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Jan 21, 1964. p. 20 (1 page):
   It is fascinating to note how many travelers return from their gastronomic tours of Europe with a surfeir of la grande cuisine and a haunting hunger for the simplicity of a hot and sour or wonton soup, Peking duck or a quick saute of Chinese-style vegetables and meat.

   Feasting, Chinese Style; Chinese Feast
By CRAIG CLAIBORNE. New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Dec 12, 1965. p. SM90 (2 pages)
FIRST PAGE:  HOT AND SOUR SOUP
(Recipe--ed.)

   Dining Out in the City
By CRAIG CLAIBORNE. New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Nov 25, 1966. p. 43 (1 page:
   Lotus Eaters Fifth, 182 Fifth Avenue (between 22d and 23d Streets),...
   There are numerous insidiously good dishes such as a delectable pork ball and spinach soup; hot and sour soup; chicken with special sauce (a thin soy sauce with scallions and ginger); ginger-flavored shrimp, and spiced shredded chicken.

   Special Indeed Is the Empress
By William Rice. The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973). Washington, D.C.: Dec 17, 1967. p. K8 (1 page)  :
   At lunch one day I found the wonton soup unexceptional, but a hot and sour soup tasted in the evening was alive with flavor and zip.

   Relief May Be in Sight For Those Who Suffer From Chinese Cooking; Monosodium Glutamate Zeroed In on by Some Scientists As Cause of Mysterious Malady
By EARL C. GOTTSCHALK JR. Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL. Wall Street Journal (1889-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Jul 11, 1968. p. 20 (1 page):
   The researchers said they ate Chinese food for beakfast, lunch and dinner "with the enthusiastic cooperation of the Shanghai Cafe," until the search had been narrowed to either hot and sour soup or wonton soup.

   Two Chinese dishes to try at home; A savory appetizer and a peppery soup Pot Stickers Hot and Sour Soup
By Lou Seibert Pappas Special to The Christian Science Monitor. Christian Science Monitor (1908-Current file). Boston, Mass.: Mar 9, 1978. p. 19 (1 page)