The Ultimate Soup Bible: Over 400 Recipes for Delicious Soups from Around the World with Step-by-step Instructions for Every Recipe

This lavishly illustrated volume is the ultimate guide to soup-making, with mouthwatering recipes from around the world. A mixture of traditional classics and exciting new ideas, there is something for every taste, diet and occasion, from hearty one-pot meals to elegant entertaining. The book opens with an essential guide to soup ingredients, flavorings, techniques and equipment. This is followed by instructions for making your own basic stocks, thickening soups and making creative garnishes. The recipe section has easy-to-follow step by-step instructions and photographs, with a glorious picture of each finished dish. The soups are divided into chapters according to their style and ingredients: chilled, light and refreshing, hot and spicy, creamy vegetable, chunky vegetable, winter warming, legume, pasta, noodle, tofu, chicken and duck, meat, fish, shellfish, egg and cheese, traditional country soups, one-pot meals and soups for entertaining. Great soup recipes from around the world include Avgolemono and Bouillabaise from the Mediterranean, Irish Brotchan Foltchep and Scotch Broth from the British Isles, Thai classics such as Cellophane Noodle Soup and Chiang Mai Noodle Soup, chilled Spanish Gazpacho and fiery Malaysian Laksa Lemak. Consultant Editor Anne Sheasby spent several years working as a professional home economist within the food industry in a variety of roles before embarking on a successful freelance career in 1991 as a food writer and home economist. Anne is the author of many published cookbooks, covering a wide variety of subjects. She has also written for national magazines and regularly works with leading companies within the food industry. Anne is a member of the prestigious Guild of Food Writers and the Institute of Consumer Sciences.