Unless you’re from Vietnam you may not be aware that there are two main styles of Pho, the famous Vietnamese beef noodle soup. Most of what’s served in Vietnamese restaurants in America is Saigon Pho, the southern style. But there’s also a northern style known as Ha Noi Pho. Ha Noi, more commonly spelled Hanoi, […]

Welcome to my three-part series on how to make Pho, Vietnam’s famous beef noodle soup. In this series, I’m going to explore and share recipes for the three most popular types of Pho. Today, we’ll look at the most popular version outside Vietnam — Pho Saigon, also just called Saigon Pho. One could argue it […]

In many ways, my love for the wonderful world of Southeast Asian soup recipes started with Mohinga back in 2007. Although I didn’t know it at the time, this Mohinga recipe would inspire me to write my broth and soup cookbook, Fearless Broths and Soups. So before I show you how to make Mohinga, let me […]

This Thai beef noodle soup recipe is one of my absolute favorite Southeast Asian soup recipes. It may not be as popular as more famous Thai soups, like Tom Yum Goong and Tom Kha Gai, but within Thailand itself, it’s an iconic dish with zillions of styles and variations. And that’s the great thing about […]

One of my favorite parts of traveling in Southeast Asia is stumbling upon unique and delicious Southeast Asian soup recipes that are not widely known outside that country. That was exactly my experience with this Thai pork rib soup, called Tom Saap in Thai. I only had it a few times in Thailand, but it […]

One of the myths of Thai cuisine is that it’s all super hot and spicy. Nothing could be further from the truth. A great example is this Thai vegetable soup (called Gaeng Jued in Thailand) which is a super simple recipe that’s frequently given to those that are plagued with some form of digestive complaint. Gaeng Jued in […]

Tom Yum soup. Along with Tom Kha, it is Thailand’s most famous soup and one of the most iconic Southeast Asian soup recipes. All of the quintessential flavors of Thailand are present in Tom Yum and while many variations exist, the most popular version is Tom Yum Goong (Goong means shrimp in the Thai language). […]

Tom Kha soup. It is without a doubt, along with Tom Yum, the most well-known Thai soup and one of the most famous Southeast Asian soup recipes. In this post, I’m gonna show you how to make the most basic, simple version of Tom Kha soup at home, known as Tom Kha Gai. The recipe […]

If I close my eyes I can transport myself to Bangkok, to the early morning street stalls, where big pots of Jok (pronounced joke), a Thai congee, simmer away over charcoal grills amid the chaotic sounds and aromatic smells (both good and bad) of Bangkok. Along with Mohinga, Jok is one of my favorite Southeast […]

Kaeng Som, also spelled Gaeng Som, is a classic spicy southern Thai sour curry soup. To be clear, it is not for the unadventurous. In the world of Southeast Asian soup recipes, this is one of the spiciest of them all. But if you’re up for a challenge, you’re in the right place, especially if you like […]

80 years ago, in the Long Island Seafood Cookbook, J. George Frederick wrote about fish broth (also called fish stock), “The whole family of fish chowders, fish stews, gumbos, and bouillabaisse, including even the gefullte fish, count upon the fish head, tail, skin, bones for the real essence of fish flavor. We need to incorporate […]

Something unexpected happened in the process of writing my next soup cookbook. I fell in love with clam juice. Yes, I can hear the collective voice of America saying, “Clam juice? Are you serious?! Gross.” But in testing over 100 seafood soup recipes for New England Soup from the Sea (now available!), it became my […]