An international chicken soup cookbook describing recipes from 13 states and 39 countries on 5 continents. All soups are rated on distinctive flavor, health, caloric value, familiarity/unfamiliarity of ingredients, and ease of preparation. This is for beginning throw-together and advanced gourmet cooks alike. Its 52 tasty listings contain enough variety to make a soup a week for an entire year. Vegetarian options are included. A playful sense of humor is overlaid throughout.