1. Chicken Soup
The Jewish Penicillin
http://www.myjewishlearning.com/culture/2/Food/Ashkenazic_Cuisine/Poland_and_Russia/chickensoup.shtml

2. When we need it
First Course of meal for:
Sabbath (Friday night)
Holidays

Cure-all/Penicillin for :

Colds
Flu
Broken hearts
All other emotional or physical ailments
3. Beginnings
Maimonides
12th C. Jewish physician
Spain and Egypt
Greatest Jewish thinker of all times
Second to Moses as greatest Jewish spiritual authority
On the Causes of Symptoms
1st to recommend chicken soup for respiratory tract symptoms
http://chestjournal.chestpubs.org/content/118/4/1150.full.pdf+html
4. Jewish Jokes about Chicken Soup
Jewish mothers answering machine
Chicken soup
5. Jewish Chicken Soup from around the world
IRAQ
Rice
Cardamom
Turmeric
Cinnamon
Ginger
http://www.israelikitchen.com/cookbooks-i-like/chicken-soup-with-rice-iraqi-style/
6. Sephardic Matzo Ball Soup
Thyme
Cumin
Coriander
Cinnamon
Tomatoes
Parsnips
Turnips
Chickpeas
Cilantro
http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2007/11/07/the-shiksas-at-it-again-sephardic-matzo-ball-soup/
7. Sephardic Persian Chicken Soup
8. Sephardic Chicken Soup with Sofrito and Herbed Matzo Balls
Sofrito Sauce of
Tomatoes
Bell peppers
Cilantro
Garlic
Saffron
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/bobby-flay/sephardic-chicken-soup-with-sofrito-and-herbed-matzo-balls-recipe/index.html
9. Sephardic Morrocan Chicken Soup with Couscous
10. Vietnamese Soup
Together with rice, soup is a basic item in a Vietnamese meal. Sometimes the meal is only a soup.
The Vietnamese will stop at any time of day or night for Soup.
Soup (chao) made regularly and especially when someone is sick.
11. Chicken SoupNatures Best Flu Remedy?
Science has actually proved that chicken soup is not only good for the soul, but also your bronchial tubes! The benefits of a steaming bowl of rich chicken broth, especially if spiced up with pepper and garlic, are real. In fact, research shows that its a powerful anti-inflammatory agent, helping fight off those pesky winter germs.
I think that just about any grandmother, no matter where shes from, knew this long before laboratory testing proved her right.
I just think soup tastes good, and makes me feel good when I'm sick, especially on a chilly, late winter day.Read more: http://www.slashfood.com/2006/11/28/why-do-we-eat-chicken-soup-when-were-sick/#ixzz182U4BO5E
12. Favorite Vietnamese Chicken Soups
For the cold and flu season, and the road to recovery includes eating hearty soups and broths. Here are suggestion that should help clear your sinuses.
13. Vietnamese Chicken Meatball Soup
www.mygourmetconnection.com/recipes/soups/img...
14. Vietnamese Chicken Noodle Soup
Pho Ga (pronounced fuh)
15. Vietnamese Sweet and Sour Chicken Soup
Canh Chua
16. Ingredients
2 tablespoons tamarind powder (optional)
1/4 cup thinly sliced shallots
1 tablespoon oil
1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
1/2 teaspoon Asian chili paste or hot chili flakes
5 cups fat-skimmed chicken broth
1 pound chicken (or fish/shimp if you don't use chicken)
1 cup pineapple chunks (3/4 in.)
2 tablespoons Asian fish sauce (nuocmam)
3 tablespoons sugar
1/4 cup lime juice (6 tablespoons if you don't use tamarind pulp)
2 Roma tomatoes (6 oz. total), rinsed, and cut into 1/2-inch wedges
2 stalks celery or taro steam (sliced)
2 cups (6 oz.) bean sprouts, rinsed and drained
2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil leaves
2 tablespoons chopped rice-paddy herb (ngoom) or fresh cilantro
2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh chilies or chili garlic sauce
17. The fruits of the tamarind
Throughout Asia it is common use for health remedies.
18. Tamarind in Worcestershire sauce?
Yes, the ingredient that sets Worcestershire sauce apart from most sauces is tamarind
19. YouTube - Sweet and Sour Soup
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVb1NBDCMIM
20. Preparation forVietnamese flu-fighting soup
1. In a 5- to 6-quart pan over medium heat, stir shallots with oil until golden and crisp.
2.Add garlic, chicken, and fish sauce to pan and stir until garlic is fragrant.
3.Add broth, tamarind powder, sugar,and bring to a boil over high heat.
4. Add pineapple, tomatoes, and celery.
5.Cook, uncovered, just until chicken is cooked and simmered 5 to 6 minutes.
6. Add bean sprouts into hot broth.
7. Ladle soup mixture into bowls and sprinkle with fried shallots, cilantro, basil, rice-paddy herb (ngoom), and chopped green onions. Add chilies to taste.

21. Taro leaf and stem/stalk
22. Canh Chua Ca (Vietnamese sour soup)