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What's This Soup Queen?

I love soups. I love drinking/ slurping soups.

Most of all, I enjoy collecting soup recipes.

I'm Cantonese by the way and that, by itself, explains why I have this fascination for soups.

The Cantonese are manic about their soups. And what goes into them.

Good soups for the Cantonese may look like plain old chicken stock to the uninitiated.

But there's goodness in them soups.

And that's what this blog is about. Soups. Starting with recipes, how-tos, herbs (Chinese herbs) and lots more.

If you like cooking, enjoy soups, then The Soup Queen is for you.

Thanks for coming by! More posts begin on 1 Jan 2006.

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Anonymous said…
Soup are good for health. Like seaweed, they are good. It is believe that it can take away toxin in our body. Recently, I receive some seaweed from a friend who is from China. This is a different one that we use to buy in the market. This is non-process seaweed. Immediately when the seaweed is taken from the sea they will just put under the sun to dry it. Then, just do the packing. So,you can see the salt sticking on the sewaweed.

People always ask why do the Cantonese have a more beautiful skin? They drink lots of soup. Even there are few types of fishmaws - for beauty, to strenghten your bones and etc.....
5:47 PM
Krista Goon said…
Hi Erina

Yes, I think one of those familiar things in my life - perhaps an analogy too - is that my grandmother's house always HAS soup no matter what or when. The soup is simmered for hours and everyone is invited to drink some, or drink lots! Grandma always urged us to "take soup" when we complain that we have no appetite for rice. Other than that, Cantonese are finicky about water. Have to drink lots of that so perhaps that helps with detoxing the body.
4:29 PM
Lee said…
Mmm... you wouldn't know how to make dried cabbage soup would you? been scrounging around for a recipe. Its the one with dried cabbage (obviously) and dreid oysters and carrots and pork bones...
7:40 PM
Krista Goon said…
Hi Lee,

I made that soup once. You have to soak the dried cabbage first. Next, bring a pot of water to boil and add the carrots, dried oysters (soaked first to soften) and chicken bones. Once that comes to a nice boil, you can add in the dried cabbage. I was advised to add dried tangerine peel to this soup to harmonise the soup. Anyway, not a favourite soup so I rarely make it.... LOL.
12:12 AM
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