When you aren't feeling well, few things bring satisfaction as quickly as a bowl of soup. To soup lovers like myself, a bowl is a treat almost any time of day, whether in the cold of winter or the heat of summer.
Soups are one of the simplest yet most refined dishes in any cuisine.
It has been a basic element in diets of all the world's cuisines. It's the common liquid thread which binds our cultural heritages. Nowhere are soups a more integral part of the dining experience than in the countries of the Mediterranean region. Here, the main meal of the day is often a broth or soup combining vegetables, fish or meat with bread or pasta, legumes, or cereals or yogurt. Americans rarely add olive oil to their soups but it's an important ingredient for good Mediterranean soups.