All posts tagged: Soup

Vietnamese Chicken Pho

Pho is a popular street food and perhaps the simplest of soups and an utterly flavorful dish served commonly in all households in Vietnam. Vietnamese Chicken Pho ( to be pronounced as Fuh), essentially called Pho Ga translates into rice noodles with chicken in a fragrant and delicious broth. Pho literally means Rice noodles and Ga is for chicken. This aromatic noodle soup originated in Hanoi and is a milder form of the traditional beef Pho. Quite easily the epitome of Vietnamese cuisine and named the national dish of the country, this aromatic soup originated in Hanoi and is a milder form of the traditional beef Pho. Traditionally Pho Bo, is where the broth is made with beef with an addition of bean sprouts, rice noodles, mixed herbs and lemon juice. The broth is prepared separately and includes whole spices such as star anise, fennel and ginger as flavourings. This makes up for a hearty and healthy one bowl meal that is bursting with flavours. I recently sampled a delectable Pho, here in Toronto at …

Pea & Potato Soup

Happiness Is: Hot Soup On A Cold Day   It’s a rainy and cold afternoon here in Toronto and that means it’s perfect to stay indoors and make some soup.It’s the middle of the week and almost closing on the end of this year! A challenging one too! We as a family are all working from home and each one is nestled in their favorite corner of the home and busy with their work! I was feeling a bit overwhelmed with the fact that the weekend just whizzed past with endless food trial’s in my kitchen, shooting and creating content for my social media posts and working on several food assignments all at once, leaving my kitchen with endless flavours and aromas. My Wednesday’s are perhaps the busiest in the week.It’s the start of my weekly planning of menu’s for home cooked meals or perhaps listing down recipes that I may need to shoot for my Instagram profile or even prepping up for an exciting new blog post.That’s pretty much been my morning today.I also …