FOR THE SOUL

“MEXICAN SOUP POZOLE MEANS HOMINY (MAIZE).”

“Any leftover meat from roast chicken is made into an array of things, from chicken rolls to curry or a pie. The bones are made into a soup or stock. For me, repurposing food, like cooked chicken carcasses, is a must.”
– Matt Wilkinson

in a Jewish home where chicken soup was a way of life. It was a cure-all – Jewish penicillin, after all – and noodle-filled or matzo ball versions were always fixtures on the table every holiday. To me, chicken soup would become one of those sublime but essential foods. Whether rich, hearty and chunky, or light, fragrant and brothy, looking at the world through the lens of a simple bowl of chicken soup reveals volumes about a society and its people the ingredients within their reach, the techniques that mark their style of cooking, and, often, a folkloric or family history, too. Chicken soup is a culinary connection shared around the world. We express our cultures, feed our nations and convey our most treasured flavours through this delicious and humble soup. , with its 113 recipes from around the globe, lovingly celebrates