The Alentejo (“beyond the river Tejo”) is a region in the south of Portugal, north of the Algarve. It is the origin of today’s dish, which is known and loved throughout Portugal in many variations. Bread, especially stale bread, broth,…
Festive vineyard soup with pears and bread croutons
This slightly more elaborate and finely prepared white wine soup with pears and bread croutons is a welcome variety in the season of pumpkin soups and showcases the range of seasonal ingredients. It’s worth the effort, as the soup is…
Cold cucumber soup with feta cheese and yogurt
Summer has arrived and on hot days like these we are craving cool, refreshing food. There’s hardly anything better than a cold soup to balance the temperature. The recipe for this one is extremely simple, ideal for beginners and great…
Turkish lentil soup
A red lentil soup, “Mercimek Çorbası”, is a popular starter in Turkish cuisine. We also enjoy it as a full meal and for this we simply double the amount. All families and restaurants prepare the soup a little differently. The…
Cream of (white) asparagus soup
Cream of asparagus soup is not only a fine delicacy, but also the best use for the trimmings and peelings of white asparagus that always accumulate during its preparation. It is therefore ideal to store such leftovers in the refrigerator…
Fasolada
Another vegetarian / vegan dish that is very easy to prepare: Greek bean soup with vegetables, fasolada (“φασολάδα”) or also called fasoulada. Warming, nutritious and inexpensive. You need dried white beans of medium size (the big beans “Gigantes” are not…
Tom Kha Gai
Tom Kha Gai (“ต้มข่าไก่”) is a Thai dish with wonderful flavour complexity that is surprisingly easy to prepare. Tom (ต้ม) means “cooked”, Kha (ข่า) means “galangal” and Gai (ไก่) means “chicken”. We show here how to cook this most popular…
Black salsify and Brussels sprouts velouté
Velouté is one of the five basic sauces of classic French cuisine (the others are Béchamel, Hollandaise, Sauce Tomate and Espagnol). It is based on a roux and has a velvety texture. Nowadays, however, soups that are delicately creamy without…
Chicken soup
Hot chicken broth or chicken soup will help you get back on your feet quickly if you have a cold or flu. It is also good when you are exhausted or when the weather outside makes you shiver. Supposedly, chicken…
Harira
Harira („حريرة“) is a delicious soup of the Maghreb and is served particularly often in Morocco. It is especially eaten after sunset during the fasting month of Ramadan, but can also be a breakfast dish. Almost every family will have…