Friday, March 20, 2009

healthy food...soups.. therapy to a soul.


SOUP is to a SOUL,what therapy is to tired body.soups are staple diet for everyone who wants good food that cost less money.

It is a liquid food that is prepared by boiling meat or vegetable in water and then seasoning or thickening it as required.

It is usually served as a first course of the meal,and also often considered light meal during luncheon.

There are so many varieties of soup found across the globe....some such soup are....

Bisque: a thick, creamy, highly-seasoned soup, classically made of pureed crustaceans, of French origin.

Clam chowder: two major types – New England Clam Chowder, made with potatoes and cream, and Manhattan Clam Chowder, made with a tomato base.

Egg drop soup: a savory Chinese soup made from adding already-beaten eggs into boiling water or broth.

Fufu and egusi soup: a traditional soup from Nigeria made with vegetables, meat, fish, and balls of ground melon seed.

Goulash: a Hungarian soup of beef, paprika and onion.

Gumbo: a traditional Creole soup from the southern United States, thickened with okra pods.

Leek soup: a simple soup made from leeks.

Lentil soup: a soup popular in the Middle East and Mediterranean.

Minestrone: an Italian vegetable soup.

Miso soup: a Japanese soup made from fish broth and fermented soy.

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