The Best Soups in the World
The ultimate soup cookbook from the James Beard Award–winning author—including generous spoonfuls of culinary history and culture.

In restaurants and dining rooms on every continent, soup is on the menu. A Mexican chef simmers Roasted Poblano and Three Cheese Soup. A Sicilian nonna stirs Beans and Greens Soup, while her Thai counterpart cooks up Mushroom and Chile Soup. Wherever it’s eaten, a bowl of soup—whether elegant or hearty, creamy or clear, chilled or piping hot—delivers rich flavor and simple satisfaction. In this ultimate soup cookbook, Clifford A. Wright has collected 247 of the best classic, famous, and hidden-gem recipes to be found anywhere, including:

Italian Small Rice Balls in Broth * California Chilled Peach Soup * Georgian Beef and Apricot Soup * Tanzanian Black-Eyed Pea and Coconut Soup * Wonton Soup * Old-Fashioned Chicken Noodle * Chayote Soup from Nicaragua * Tuscan White Bean * Vietnamese-American Pho * Cambodian Stuffed Cabbage Roll Soup * Blackfoot Bison and Blackberry Soup * and many more

But this is no mere collection of recipes. Wright, a food scholar, applies his expertise in lively explorations of the history and culture behind each soup, which makes this book as rewarding to read as it is to cook from. He also provides Internet sources for every item—making them perfect for budget-conscious cooks whose taste know no boundaries.
1102488984
The Best Soups in the World
The ultimate soup cookbook from the James Beard Award–winning author—including generous spoonfuls of culinary history and culture.

In restaurants and dining rooms on every continent, soup is on the menu. A Mexican chef simmers Roasted Poblano and Three Cheese Soup. A Sicilian nonna stirs Beans and Greens Soup, while her Thai counterpart cooks up Mushroom and Chile Soup. Wherever it’s eaten, a bowl of soup—whether elegant or hearty, creamy or clear, chilled or piping hot—delivers rich flavor and simple satisfaction. In this ultimate soup cookbook, Clifford A. Wright has collected 247 of the best classic, famous, and hidden-gem recipes to be found anywhere, including:

Italian Small Rice Balls in Broth * California Chilled Peach Soup * Georgian Beef and Apricot Soup * Tanzanian Black-Eyed Pea and Coconut Soup * Wonton Soup * Old-Fashioned Chicken Noodle * Chayote Soup from Nicaragua * Tuscan White Bean * Vietnamese-American Pho * Cambodian Stuffed Cabbage Roll Soup * Blackfoot Bison and Blackberry Soup * and many more

But this is no mere collection of recipes. Wright, a food scholar, applies his expertise in lively explorations of the history and culture behind each soup, which makes this book as rewarding to read as it is to cook from. He also provides Internet sources for every item—making them perfect for budget-conscious cooks whose taste know no boundaries.
13.49 In Stock
The Best Soups in the World

The Best Soups in the World

by Clifford A. Wright
The Best Soups in the World

The Best Soups in the World

by Clifford A. Wright

eBook

$13.49  $17.99 Save 25% Current price is $13.49, Original price is $17.99. You Save 25%.

Available on Compatible NOOK devices, the free NOOK App and in My Digital Library.
WANT A NOOK?  Explore Now

Related collections and offers

LEND ME® See Details

Overview

The ultimate soup cookbook from the James Beard Award–winning author—including generous spoonfuls of culinary history and culture.

In restaurants and dining rooms on every continent, soup is on the menu. A Mexican chef simmers Roasted Poblano and Three Cheese Soup. A Sicilian nonna stirs Beans and Greens Soup, while her Thai counterpart cooks up Mushroom and Chile Soup. Wherever it’s eaten, a bowl of soup—whether elegant or hearty, creamy or clear, chilled or piping hot—delivers rich flavor and simple satisfaction. In this ultimate soup cookbook, Clifford A. Wright has collected 247 of the best classic, famous, and hidden-gem recipes to be found anywhere, including:

Italian Small Rice Balls in Broth * California Chilled Peach Soup * Georgian Beef and Apricot Soup * Tanzanian Black-Eyed Pea and Coconut Soup * Wonton Soup * Old-Fashioned Chicken Noodle * Chayote Soup from Nicaragua * Tuscan White Bean * Vietnamese-American Pho * Cambodian Stuffed Cabbage Roll Soup * Blackfoot Bison and Blackberry Soup * and many more

But this is no mere collection of recipes. Wright, a food scholar, applies his expertise in lively explorations of the history and culture behind each soup, which makes this book as rewarding to read as it is to cook from. He also provides Internet sources for every item—making them perfect for budget-conscious cooks whose taste know no boundaries.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780544177796
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication date: 04/16/2024
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 482
Sales rank: 352,826
File size: 1 MB

About the Author

Clifford A. Wright won the James Beard/KitchenAid Cookbook of the Year award and the James Beard Award for the Best Writing on Food in 2000 for A Mediterranean Feast (William Morrow), which was also a finalist for the International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) Cookbook of the Year award that same year. He is the author of fourteen books, twelve of which are cookbooks. Wright's articles on food and cuisine have appeared in Gourmet, Bon Appétit, Food & Wine, Saveur, and other magazines. He is a contributing editor to ZesterDaily.com. As an independent researcher, Wright wrote the food entries for Columbia University's Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and has published scholarly articles on food in peer-reviewed journals such as Al-Masaq: Islam and the Medieval Mediterranean, Food and Foodways, and Gastronomica. Wright has also lectured on food at the Center for European Studies at Harvard University, Boston University, Georgetown University, Davidson College in North Carolina, Loyola Marymount University, South Dakota State University, University of California at Santa Barbara, and the Culinary Institute of America, among other institutions. As a cooking teacher, he has taught cooking classes at the Central Market cooking schools in Texas, the Rhode Island School of Design, Institute for Culinary Education in New York, Sur la Table, and other cooking schools around the United States. His website www.CliffordAWright.com is one of the most-visited sites for people interested in Mediterranean foods. In 2009 he launched the Venice Cooking School (www.VeniceCookingSchool.com) with Martha Rose Shulman in Los Angeles, California. He lives in Santa Monica, California.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements.

Introduction.

Basic Broths.

Clear Soups.

Chunky Meat Soups.

Chunky Vegetable Soups.

Chunky Legume Soups.

Smooth Vegetable Soups.

Smooth Creamed Soups.

Smooth Legume Soups.

Minestrone and Minestrone-like Soups.

Grain-based Soups.

Chowders and Bisques.

Cheese Soups and Egg Soups.

Seafood Soups.

Chilled Soups.

Index.

From the B&N Reads Blog

Customer Reviews