1.   Egg drop soup is best flavored with soy sauce, chopped scallions and a bit of sesame oil.

2.   Egg drop soup, a cliche of American Chinese restaurants, has a less-well-known Italian counterpart, stracciatella.

3.   Egg drop soup was the first thing I learned to cook for myself.

4.   First, egg drop soup and a side dish combining pickles, cilantro, peppers.

5.   Most cooks garnish egg drop soup with sliced scallion greens, but I prefer something sweeter to complement the crab.

6.   Only observers of dietary laws need delve into the Chinese fare, although the egg drop soup is soothing.