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Soups a.k.a Potage of the French Classical Menu

Soups are nothing but liquid food made from mixing stocks with vegetables or meat.They are generally served hot.It is the second course of the french classical menu. Soups are generally classified into two types : clear soups and thick soups.  I'm honestly not a big fan of soups.I have rarely tried any soup in my life. I think the reason for that is that I like my food to be solid and also drinking soup reminds me of being sick. I generally have it when I'm either sick or when I go to restaurants with my family. My mom is a big fan of soups. Her favorite is chicken soup.So, I will be choosing Chicken soup as my topic. Chicken soup is one of the most common soup.Following is the recipe for chicken soup: 500 gm Chicken with bones 100 gm White Onion 20 gm celery 100 gm carrot 20 gm leeks 10 gm green peas 10 gm tomato 1-2 clove of garlic 5 gm parsley Parmesan cheese Butter 1 spice bag salt and pepper 1) Boil chicken in water for 3-4 hours.Also add large dice o

My journey from India to Canada to become a chef

My name is Vishnudas Madambath Jayasankar and I'm a student of culinary management from George Brown College, Toronto. I just migrated to this beautiful country from the land of spices, India. India is a multicultural country with approximately 1652 indigenous languages. The food from northern part of India is totally different from southern part of the country. Most of the people in Northern part are religiously vegan so their food basically consist of vegetable, fruits and pulses. Whereas southerns are basically meat eaters.        Photo Credit :  Arjun Singh                                       Becoming a chef was always my dream. From my childhood days, I loved cooking. I used help my mother in her cooking. The biggest pleasure I get from cooking is when someone compliments me for my cooking.I started my career as a commie chef with InterContinental Hotels Group, Kochi for almost 1 year in Garde Manger and Hot section. Later on I worked as line chef with Casper and Gambi