soups
A variety of soup recipes and suggestions.
Dashi
Dashi is a type of Japanese stock. Dashi is the base for miso soup, and it is used to make broth, Japanese noodle soup and other recipes.
Potato soup from Norway
This recipe could be included in a Norwegian lunch menu.
Turkey stock
Egg and lemon soup (avgolemono)
Avgolemono, as this delicate egg and lemon soup is known, is probably the favorite soup in Greece. It is usually served as starter in Greek celebrations.
Greek lentil soup
Lentil soup is popular in the Greece menu when the Greek Orthodox Church prohibits eating meat or fish, especially during the Great Lent and Good Friday. Lentils are a good source of iron and proteins. Lentil soup is straight forward to make and it can be prepared without oil, if necessary.
White bean soup
This is the Galician white bean soup recipe, known as caldo gallego adapted to the ingredients at hand.
Swiss cabbage soup
The cheese on top of this soup changes from canton to canton. Expect Gruyere in French cantons, Emmentaler if you are in one of the German cantons, and Parmesan in Italian ones.
Italian super soups
Everyone is familiar with Italian pasta dishes. Lasagna and spaghetti are consumed the world over. Pizza is eaten even in small villages in India.
Zuppa jota
Far east of Verona is a town called Trieste. From this city hails a soup that shows how the cuisine of Italy has been influenced by other cultures. It uses sauerkraut!
Italian wedding soup
There is a traditional Italian wedding soup that uses some of the same ingredients as the minestrone. But it is much more focused on the meat than the vegetables.