Xia Nan's last bowl of cream mushroom soup at Suo Yu Bay was especially sumptuous.
Unlike usual when the extra seafood depends on whatever ingredients are left in the kitchen, this bowl of cream mushroom soup was clearly carefully prepared.
A large shrimp shell that should have filled the entire bowl was completely removed because it took up too much space, leaving only one piece of translucent, tender white shrimp meat barely visible beneath the thick soup;
Several whole unidentified mushrooms were sliced thickly, revealing delicate textures soaked in the broth, intertwined with crunchy seaweed slices, a whole squid with a satisfying texture, and scattered tender clam meat, all swirling in the soup as it was stirred.
The ingredients were so solidly packed that even a casual spoonful yielded a heap of seafood.
