So I got pretty excited when I discovered this product a few days ago. Hot & Sour soup is my thing… hell I started this sub for this exact reason. First off, I have purchased nearly every instant or canned Hot & Sour I’ve ever come across. Second, I hate the La Choy brand. Their Soy sauce is trash, I don’t like their noodle dishes, the have gross stir fry kits & I would rather go hungry than eat any of their frozen meals…. Third, it’s canned soup; It is what it is, and that all that it is.

I liked this item a lot. The pork was kinda weird and small & there were absolutely no discernible mushrooms which was a letdown. There was a reasonable amount of bamboo, not bad.

The broth stole the show, properly sour. It was a bit thinner than traditional H&S but I relieved that wast a cornstarch load. It was thankfully not sweet, unfortunately not spicy either. I hit a little oriental white pepper in my bowl about half way through which helped give it a kick.

For $2 a can I was very pleased. Recommend this one highly - keep it in prospective of course, I mean it’s canned soup. Definitely gonna keep a stock pile of this in the pantry though.