I think soups have an inferiority complex. Like being on the appetizer list made them not as grand, so they started throwing all this fancy shmancy stuff in there to beef them up. Pish posh. Soup is a cheap date and there is nothing wrong with that. It's like dissing a B-movie because it had corny special effects. The simplicity and ingenuity to accomplish the finished product is part of the charm.
I like single ingredient soups like carrot and sweet potato. But my heart truly belongs to a picked chicken carcas boiled to perfection with a few choice ingredients. The second coming of last night's dinner: a lovely chicken soup with carrots, onion, shredded cabbage (thanks, Mom, for the tip), a dash of curry, corriander, and SALT. mmm... salt. (author smacks lips and wipes drool)
Nothing beats a good, cheap soup. Forget the fancy ingredients, go for the leftovers, "almost gone bad"s, and enjoy!
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