Soup is a primarily liquid food generally served warm or hot (but may be cool or cold) that is made by combining ingredients of meat or vegetables with stock or water. Noodle soup may be a diverse collection of soups with varied ingredients including noodles.

La Paz Batchoy or also called batsoy is a noodle soup made with pork offal, crushed pork cracklings, chicken or pork stock and round noodles. Its origins can be traced to the district of La Paz, Iloilo City in the Philippines. Hence, it is often referred to as La Paz Batchoy.

Ingredients:

1/8 kilo pork meat (kasim), sliced

1/8 kilo pork liver, sliced

1/2 kilo La Paz Batchoy noodles, cooked

1/8 kilo shrimp, peeled (optional)

4 cups of water

1 1/2 pieces pork/chicken cubes

1 piece egg, hard-boiled

1/2 teaspoon garlic, fried

1/2 teaspoon spring onions, minced

1/4 cups chicharon, crushed

Procedure:

(1) Get a pot and fill it with water. Bring to a boil before dropping in the pork cubes. Stir to dissolve.

(2) Add the pork meat, shrimp and liver slices and boil until tender. Remove the meat, shrimp and liver and reserve the broth.

(3) Arrange the noodles in a bowl. Top with meat strips, liver, shrimps, eggs, garlic, spring onions and chicharon.

(4) Pour in the hot broth and enjoy a delicious serving of La Paz Batchoy!