I was first served this dish by a Thai friend ... or sliced pork, beef or chicken, it usually contains thick discs of egg tofu, and everything comes swimming in a light, clear broth.

Champong is a Korean-Chinese dish that ... to no spice and the broth is milky, but it has a lot more cabbage, as well as beansprouts (which you can add to this recipe, if you like).

An introduction to the three main types of Thai ... Chinese-style noodle soups I mentioned above. A classic one is moo palo or kai palo, a dish of braised pork in a sweet-salty soy sauce broth ...