If Only I Could Bathe in My Soups…
To my readers: Project Food Blog is a competition hosted by foodbuzz to find the ultimate food blogger. I am an active participant – here’s my profile and this is my first challenge. Voting officially opens September 20, 2010, so please stay tuned and support this “foodie” by voting! Tis fun!
Here’s my take on being a foodie – you don’t have to be chewing something in order to classified as a foodie. In my case, you could call me a subclass of foodie, represented by a very small and unique group of individuals whose palette prefer a little more H2O. I am a soupie. The market I serve and my clientele are also very unique, they are also soupies. More specifically, Chinese soupies. It is in this segment of foodies that I breathe and thrive on. My love of Chinese soups is so deep that it runs in my blood and veins and family. I mean of course, by birth, I am born with a last name of “soup” (so this must be fate!) and as far as I remember, soup was the first and most important course of any meal – and still is!
So here I am. Sharing, exploring and documenting my love of Chinese soups. Selfishly, I would say that it’s my own personal recipe book. As a Chinese who can’t read Chinese (shame on me!), many of the available resources of Chinese soups simply aren’t accessible to me and because my mother, aunt, mother-in-law and grandmother don’t have any documented recipes – I need something tangible to pass on to my kids so they can share with their friends and family the wonders of Chinese soups.
The great thing about Chinese soups is that there are recipes that are so simple, they are for the newbie soupie. But don’t discount the Chinese techniques of double-boiling and finding quality (yet unique) ingredients that bring out the ultimate soupie in us. While Chinese soups can be defined as a Science because of predefined ingredients and amounts, I’ve gotten to the point where I don’t really follow fixed quantities and simply go with my gut – which goes to show that Chinese soup creation is also an art. But the best part of it all, is that those who drink my soup ask for seconds. That alone is worth the effort.
“If only I could bathe in my soups….”
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There is nothing wrong with representing a niche market :-). I found my way here via the Foodbuzz Project Food Blog Competition. You have a unique voice and I will be back often to see what you’ve been cooking. I wish you well and hope you have a wonderful day. Blessings…Mary
Love the image 🙂 Good luck! I will vote for you!
lol, loved this post, and the picture that came with it. I love soups too, particularly Chinese soup with their intense, even stinky flavors. Chinese soups aren’t just limited to egg drop!
Will vote for you!! 🙂 Love the photo… hehe 🙂
You got my vote! Cheers and aloha.
Heh, I like your niche. Some of the best soups in the world are Chinese – can’t wait to check out some of your recipes. Good luck in Project Food Blog!
Just found this blog from the PFB page. I love the educational aspects of this blog, it’s an extra step after cooking that we don’t often see in blogs.
Soup generally fits my recipe criteria (delicious, healthy, cheap), I’ll be sure to try a couple of these out.
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Great site! Found you via PFB and have just sent a red heart your way.
Last week I met an executive of Campbells’ soup here in Shanghai. I asked him what his plans were for the Chinese market.
‘Guess how many times Americans eat soup, on average, per year?’ he quizzed me
‘About 20?’ I guessed
“Ten. Now guess how many times a Chinese person eats soup per year, on average.’ he persisted
‘Fifty??’
“FOUR HUNDRED times. That’s what we’re doing in China!’
Yikes. Thank goodness for people like you, or we’ll all be eating Campbell’s shrimp flavoured soup in due course.
Love your entry and your soup!! Just gave you a vote! You can check out my entry here: http://tinyurl.com/2ec2hlq Thanks and good luck!!
Very much in love with this. I’ve recently discovered a talent for soups myself! Best of luck!
I’m Chinese who can’t read Chinese either! Andd I love soup!
Voted for you and good luck with PFB 🙂
I would like to invite you to participate in my giveaway
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Here is my entry for PFB http://www.foodbuzz.com/project_food_blog/challenges/1/view/668
What a great post and site! My mom would be so happy to know that I plan to be a regular here … she’s always asking on the phone what soup I’m making for dinner, which is usually met with the answer “none.” But now I can surprise her next time she asks! You’ve got my vote and good luck on PFB!
Good luck with Project Food Blog! I love the idea of your blog. I voted for you.
If you’d like to check out my post it is here: http://bit.ly/9JXLNL.
You not only got my PFB vote I’m also bookmarking your site to follow. I love soup; I’m sure I’ll be inspired by your posts. Thanks!