| Almost everyone loves chicken soup. From childhood, | | | | reaction to the food. Once you find a restaurant that |
| the rich yellow broth and slurpy noodles could always | | | | serves a soup you like, do not be afraid to offer them |
| make us smile. Moreover, if we did not feel good, | | | | praise. Knowing a customer appreciates the extra |
| chicken soup brought a little sunshine into what was | | | | preparation involved, they are likely to continue. |
| otherwise a miserable day, not to mention its help in | | | | What to Look for in a Restaurant Soup |
| making us feel better. With many people eating out | | | | Real homemade chicken noodle soup should be slowly |
| more frequently now, chances are those steaming | | | | simmered from chicken bones to create a rich, |
| bowls of chicken noodle soup are coming from a | | | | flavorful stock. A rich stock should have a velvety feel |
| restaurant kitchen instead of yours. However, is that | | | | in the mouth from the natural gelatin extracted from |
| restaurant soup as good as your mom's homemade? | | | | the bones. Soups made from powdered broth mixes |
| Choose Wisely | | | | are usually thin, salty and may have a harsher feel on |
| Chicken soup is on many restaurant menus in one | | | | the tongue. |
| form or another. You may even be able to find some | | | | A good soup tastes balanced. It is not too salty or too |
| on a menu of pub food. Unfortunately, what you get in | | | | bland. The flavors of the seasonings and vegetables |
| your bowl may vary widely. Will you find yourself | | | | come through. There are just enough noodles, just |
| staring at a bowl of quickly heated canned soup? Will | | | | enough chunks of chicken, and enough broth for all the |
| you taste it only to find a semi-homemade affair made | | | | vegetables to swim in without drowning. The noodles |
| with bouillon cubes and MSG? On the other hand, will | | | | should be cooked just right, not mushy. The vegetables |
| you find the perfect homemade concoction of | | | | should be soft enough to enjoy, but not falling apart. |
| vegetables, chicken, broth and noodles that you will | | | | The broth itself should be tasty and pleasing. Would |
| cherish in your memory forever? | | | | you drink a cup of it by itself and be satisfied with it as |
| If chicken soup is one of your favorite meals, it pays to | | | | a soup? |
| keep track of which restaurants feature real | | | | Like anything else, choose your chicken soup carefully |
| homemade soup. Many are adding additional ethnic | | | | when you are eating out. Do not be afraid to ask |
| flavors now, so you may find a new favorite that | | | | questions about the preparation or ingredients. If you |
| features spicy Mexican flavors, or subtle Asian tastes. | | | | like the soup, compliment the kitchen. Soup is still a |
| If you have issues with additives like MSG, it is | | | | mainstay on many menus around the world, and there |
| imperative that you ask the staff about the soup | | | | is reason not to expect it to be as good as it can |
| preparation. The last thing you want is an allergic | | | | possibly be. |