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// SOUP RATIONS
13 recipes released to the public. The rest of the archive is not on the internet.
Khao Soi Gai (ข้าวซอยไก่), Chiang Mai Curry Noodle Soup
Khao soi is the signature bowl of Lanna, the Thai north: boiled flat egg noodles under a turmeric-gold coconut…
Tom Yam Kung (ต้มยำกุ้ง) — Hot and Sour Prawn Soup
Tom yam kung is the hot-and-sour prawn soup of Central Thailand, built on a fast stock made from prawn heads and…
Cocido Madrileño (Madrid Boiled Dinner)
Cocido madrileño is the Sunday stew of Madrid: chickpeas, beef shin, stewing hen, cured pork and two sausages…
Andalusian Gazpacho (Gazpacho Andaluz)
Gazpacho andaluz is an uncooked soup of high-summer tomatoes, cucumber, green pepper and garlic, bulked with soaked…
Clear Beetroot Soup with Mushroom Dumplings (Barszcz Czerwony z Uszkami)
A crystal-clear ruby broth built from fermented beetroot juice (zakwas buraczany) blended into a dried-mushroom and…
Żurek (Sour Rye Soup with White Sausage and Egg)
Żurek is Poland's sour rye soup: a live five-day ferment of wholemeal rye flour, water and garlic — the zakwas…
Chupe de Camarones (Arequipa River Prawn and Milk Chowder)
Chupe de camarones is Arequipa's flagship soup: a milk-and-prawn chowder built on a fond of crushed river-prawn…
Lamb Barbacoa, Hidalgo Style (Barbacoa de Borrego Estilo Hidalgo)
Barbacoa de borrego is the weekend meat of the central Mexican highlands: lamb wrapped in fire-roasted maguey…
Red Pozole, Jalisco Style (Pozole Rojo Estilo Jalisco)
A pre-Hispanic maize and pork soup that Jalisco turned into the country's celebration dish: big cacahuazintle…
Hakata Tonkotsu Ramen (博多豚骨ラーメン)
Tonkotsu is the pork-bone ramen of Fukuoka, started in a Kurume yatai in 1937 where the broth was still semi-clear…
Hong Kong Wonton Noodle Soup (雲吞麵)
Wantan mein is the small bowl Hongkongers judge a noodle shop by: five or six prawn-and-pork wontons sitting at the…
Bouillabaisse with Rouille (Bouillabaisse Marseillaise)
Bouillabaisse is the fishermen's soup of Marseille: a broth built from whole Mediterranean rock fish, saffron…