Nice to meat you
1. Warming beef and barley soup
It's thick, hearty and delicious, and also nutritious as it's packed full of vegetables, pearl barley and meat; perfect to keep your vitamin levels up during the cold season.
2. Braised beef noodle soup
So hearty you can swap Sunday roast for this slow-cooked wonder.

3. Mexican pork and white corn soup (pozole rojo)
Traditionally made by simmering an entire pig’s head for half a day, this more achievable version is a nourishing broth that will sate even the largest appetite.

4. Beef short rib and meatball soup (dafina)
This classic Jewish dish is often eaten for lunch on Saturday, as it can be prepared before sundown on Friday and left to simmer overnight. The basic ingredients are meat, potatoes, beans and barley.

5. Lamb soup (kjotsupa)
This beloved soup is a favourite throughout Iceland, and every household has their own recipe.
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On the pulse
6. Ribollita
Being a peasant dish, any leftover of this hearty soup would be reboiled over and over again for a few days in a row, each time gaining in flavour.

7. Pinto bean soup (sopa de frijol)
Beans are one of the staples of Mexican cuisine and they come in dozens of varieties.

8. Silverbeet, lentil, chickpea and lamb kofte soup
The juicy lamb meatballs and spicy-sweet broth offer a comforting, more-ish quality, while silverbeet, lentils and chickpeas add nutritional peace of mind.

9. Puy lentil and beetroot borscht
A simple and delicious soup from Eastern Europe boasting seasonal vegies.

10. Greek bean soup (fasolada)
This traditional Greek soup is often referred to as the national dish of Greece.

Use your noodles
11. Crossing the bridge noodles
The beauty of this noodle soup recipe is that everyone gets to assemble their own dish, so you just have to concentrate on the stock.

12. Vegan udon noodle soup with chilli lime roasted tofu
Ramen is a must on cold winter days, but many of them aren’t made with vegetarian stock. This one is meat free, simple and delicious!

13. The vampire slayer ramen express
The recipe includes 44 cloves of garlic. Say no more.

Creamy and dreamy
14. Baked cauliflower and juniper soup
Roasting cauliflower whole brings out a nutty and more caramel-like flavour. It is enhanced in this recipe by brown butter and fragrant juniper.

15. Farmer’s cheese soup (boerenkaas soep)
Each year, the Netherlands produces 650 million kilograms of cheese, so it’s no wonder that one of the nation’s most beloved dishes is cheese soup.

16. Yoghurt and herb soup (dovga)
Thanks to its rich creaminess and nourishing rice, this soup offers about as much comfort in a bowl as you could possibly wish for.

17. White bean b’sarra
This soup has a soft, velvety and creamy texture without actually adding any cream.

18. My big fat spicy Korean clam chowder
It’s spicy. It’s thick. And it tastes salty, porky and briny, like the ocean on fire.

Heal thyself
19. Green goddess rasam
Rasam is considered by some to have a healing touch. This version, with green goddess dressing, is a light lentil broth that’s full of spicy heat and fresh herb flavours, making it one refreshing soup!

20. Healing soup with semolina dumplings
This soup heals everything, from a broken heart to a runny nose.

21. Korean ginseng chicken soup
All the goodness of chicken soup with the healing properties of ginseng plus a side of spicy kimchi.

22. Barley and yoghurt soup (tanabour)
Tanabour is known for its nourishing, soothing properties, and is believed to help with digestion and sleeping.

23. Pork spare ribs slow braised in medicinal broth
This Vietnamese recipe from Luke Nguyen is the perfect antidote to a fast food lifestyle.

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