Nourish Your Body With
Chicken Soups From Around the World By Jessica McMullen
Long before antibiotics were used as medicine, homemade soups were used for healing. The French word “restaurer” means “to restore to a former state” and is the origin of the word “restaurant.” The encyclopedia defines a restaurant, in part, as “a medical term; it is a remedy whose purpose is to give strength and vigor.” In the mid-1700s, an industrious Frenchman is credited with selling vegetable and poultry-based stocks and initiating the idea of selling food to nontravelers. Since then, restaurants have evolved in many ways, but soups are still found around the globe as healing remedies. Regardless of your health, there is nothing quite like a bowl of chicken soup to help you feel restored.
Jessica Bright McMullen has co-written and contributed to several cookbooks, including a New York Times Bestseller. A former restaurant consultant, Jessica is the owner and chef of KitchenAble cooking school in the Cottages on Lake Ella. You can find out more at kitchenable.net or at chefjessicabright.com.
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