Buddha Jumps Over the Wall
Buddha Jumps Over the Wall is a luxurious, slow-simmered Chinese soup or stew, famously originating from Fujian province. It features a complex blend of premium ingredients like abalone, sea cucumber, shark fin (now often substituted), dried scallops, and various mushrooms, all cooked in a rich broth for hours.
🍽️ Nutrition at a glance
This dish is very high in protein and fat due to its luxurious seafood and meat ingredients, with minimal carbohydrates. A single serving provides significant amounts of iron, zinc, and collagen, with a calorie count that can easily exceed 800-1000 kcal per bowl.
Nutrition breakdown
| Calories | 920 kcal |
| Protein | 45 g |
| Carbs | 12 g |
| Fat | 72 g |
| Fiber | 2 g |
| Sugar | 3 g |
| Sodium | 1800 mg |
| Iron | 8 mg |
| Zinc | 12 mg |
| Selenium | 65 mcg |
| Phosphorus | 380 mg |
| Copper | 1.5 mg |
| Vitamin B12 | 18 mcg |
| Vitamin D | 12 IU |
| Collagen | High |
Per 1 bowl (400 g) · estimated, varies by recipe
💡 What's interesting
Its name comes from a legend that the aroma is so enticing it would make a vegetarian Buddha jump over a monastery wall to taste it. Nutritionally, it's a concentrated source of marine collagen and minerals, though also very high in sodium and cholesterol.
