Arrowhead and Pork Rib Soup
Arrowhead and Pork Rib Soup is a comforting, savory Chinese soup featuring tender pork ribs and arrowhead (a starchy aquatic tuber). It typically includes ingredients like ginger, scallions, and sometimes dried dates or goji berries for added depth and sweetness. This dish is a popular home-style soup, especially in Southern Chinese and Southeast Asian cuisines, valued for its warming and nourishing qualities.
🍽️ Nutrition at a glance
This soup is a balanced dish, providing a good source of protein from the pork ribs and complex carbohydrates from the arrowhead, with a moderate amount of fat depending on the cut of pork used. Key nutrients include B vitamins, potassium, and iron, and a typical serving contains roughly 250-350 calories.
Nutrition breakdown
| Calories | 180 kcal |
| Protein | 12 g |
| Carbs | 18 g |
| Fat | 7 g |
| Fiber | 2.5 g |
| Sugar | 3 g |
| Sodium | 480 mg |
| Potassium | 420 mg |
| Phosphorus | 180 mg |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.3 mg |
| Niacin (B3) | 4.0 mg |
| Iron | 1.5 mg |
| Zinc | 2.0 mg |
| Magnesium | 30 mg |
| Selenium | 12 µg |
Per 1 bowl (300 g) · estimated, varies by recipe
💡 What's interesting
Culturally, arrowhead is often associated with the Chinese New Year, as its name sounds like 'good fortune' in some dialects, symbolizing prosperity. Nutritionally, the arrowhead tuber is unique for its crisp, slightly sweet texture when cooked and is valued in traditional Chinese medicine for its supposed cooling properties.
