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	'''Bak Kut Teh''' (Simplified/Traditional Chinese: 肉骨茶; Pinyin: ''Ròu gǔ chá''; Hokkien: ''bah-kut-tê'', literally "meat bone tea") is a pork-rib soup simmered with herbs and spices. It is rooted in southern Fujian (Hokkien) food culture and became a signature breakfast and comfort soup among Chinese communities in Singapore and Malaysia, and is listed on [[Fujian Food]].<ref name="wp">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bak_kut_teh English Wikipedia]</ref>		'''Bak Kut Teh''' (Simplified/Traditional Chinese: 肉骨茶; Pinyin: ''Ròu gǔ chá''; Hokkien: ''bah-kut-tê'', literally "meat bone tea") is a pork-rib soup simmered with herbs and spices. It is rooted in southern Fujian (Hokkien) food culture and became a signature breakfast and comfort soup among Chinese communities in Singapore and Malaysia, and is listed on [[Fujian Food]].<ref name="wp">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bak_kut_teh English Wikipedia: Bak kut teh]</ref>

	== Characteristics ==		== Characteristics ==

	Broth may be dark and peppery (Teochew-leaning pepper style) or herbal and soy-forward (Hokkien style); ribs are fall-apart tender. ~~"Tea"~~ refers to accompanying Chinese tea that cuts richness, not tea leaves cooked in the ~~soup~~.		Broth may be dark and peppery (Teochew-leaning pepper style) or herbal and soy-forward (Hokkien style); ribs are fall-apart tender. Soft naming: “tea” refers to accompanying Chinese tea that cuts richness, not tea leaves cooked into the soup. Soft aroma: garlic and white pepper dominate lighter Teochew bowls; darker herbal packs bring cinnamon, star anise, and related warm spices in Hokkien-leaning pots. Soft mouthfeel: collagen-rich rib broth should feel savory and restorative rather than bright and sour. Soft regional signal: Singapore colloquial fame often highlights peppery Teochew bak kut teh, while Malaysian Klang reputation leans toward darker herbal-soy bowls—both sit inside the same diaspora family.

	== Ingredients (overview) ==		== Ingredients (overview) ==

	Pork ribs, garlic, white pepper or a herbal packet (star anise, cinnamon, cloves, ~~etc.~~), soy sauce in some versions, water or stock. ~~Eaten with~~ rice, ~~youtiao~~, or noodles.		Pork ribs; garlic; white pepper or a herbal packet (star anise, cinnamon, cloves, and related spices); soy sauce in some versions; water or stock. Soft sides: rice, [[Youtiao]] dough sticks, or noodles soak the broth. Soft packet culture: commercial herbal sachets standardize home and stall cooking across Southeast Asia. Soft meat cuts: spare ribs are classic; some houses add other pork cuts or offal. Overview only—not a recipe.

	== History and culture ==		== History and culture ==

	Associated with Hokkien laborers and port cities; commercial herbal packs and restaurant chains spread the dish across Southeast Asia while [[Fujian Food]] pages keep the Min-origin framing.		Associated with Hokkien laborers and port cities; commercial herbal packs and restaurant chains spread the dish across Southeast Asia while [[Fujian Food]] pages keep the Min-origin framing. Soft disputed birthplace: Singapore and Malaysia (especially Klang) both claim pioneering stalls; documentary evidence for any single “first shop” remains contested, so origin boasts stay soft/disputed rather than hard history.<ref name="tnl">[https://www.thenewslens.com/article/136257 The News Lens: bak kut teh origin debate overview (checklist)]</ref> Soft timeline cues: food-history writers point to mid-twentieth-century stall culture and earlier coolie-era herbal tonic framing without a sealed founding date. Soft style split: Teochew pepper-garlic clarity versus Hokkien dark herbal-soy depth became twin signature paths rather than a single orthodox formula. Soft tea ritual: pots of Chinese tea on the table are part of the meal’s identity, balancing fatty pork. Soft mainland echo: Fujian and other Chinese cities now serve diaspora-style bak kut teh as a returnable comfort brand.

	== Serving and variations ==		== Serving and variations ==

	With rice or dough sticks; Chinese tea on the side. ~~See~~ [[Fujian Food]] and [[~~Youtiao~~]].		With rice or dough sticks; Chinese tea on the side. Soft variations: peppery Teochew; herbal Hokkien; dry “dry bak kut teh” finishes; seafood or chicken house experiments. Soft breakfast vs anytime: morning stalls and late supper houses both claim the bowl. Soft peer Min dishes: see [[Fujian Food]], [[Youtiao]], and banquet contrast [[Buddha Jumps Over the Wall]].

	== See also ==		== See also ==

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|keywords=Bak Kut Teh,肉骨茶,Fujian Food,Hokkien,Singapore
|description=Bak Kut Teh is a Hokkien pork-rib herbal soup closely tied to Fujian diaspora foodways in Southeast Asia.
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| image = Bak Kut Teh.jpg
| caption = Bak Kut Teh
| alternate_name = Bah-kut-tê; meat bone tea; Hokkien herbal pork rib soup
| pinyin = Ròu gǔ chá
| type = Pork rib herbal soup
| course = Main / breakfast
| country = China
| region = Fujian / Hokkien diaspora (SE Asia)
| other = Hokkien pork-rib soup with herbs; famous in Singapore and Malaysia
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'''Bak Kut Teh''' (Simplified/Traditional Chinese: 肉骨茶; Pinyin: ''Ròu gǔ chá''; Hokkien: ''bah-kut-tê'', literally "meat bone tea") is a pork-rib soup simmered with herbs and spices. It is rooted in southern Fujian (Hokkien) food culture and became a signature breakfast and comfort soup among Chinese communities in Singapore and Malaysia, and is listed on [[Fujian Food]].<ref name="wp">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bak_kut_teh English Wikipedia]</ref>

== Characteristics ==

Broth may be dark and peppery (Teochew-leaning pepper style) or herbal and soy-forward (Hokkien style); ribs are fall-apart tender. "Tea" refers to accompanying Chinese tea that cuts richness, not tea leaves cooked in the soup.

== Ingredients (overview) ==

Pork ribs, garlic, white pepper or a herbal packet (star anise, cinnamon, cloves, etc.), soy sauce in some versions, water or stock. Eaten with rice, youtiao, or noodles.

== History and culture ==

Associated with Hokkien laborers and port cities; commercial herbal packs and restaurant chains spread the dish across Southeast Asia while [[Fujian Food]] pages keep the Min-origin framing.

== Serving and variations ==

With rice or dough sticks; Chinese tea on the side. See [[Fujian Food]] and [[Youtiao]].

== See also ==

* [[Fujian Food]]
* [[Youtiao]]
* [[Buddha Jumps Over the Wall]]
* [[Fuzhou Fish Balls]]
* [[List of dishes (A-Z)]]

== References ==

{{reflist}}

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