Steamed sufficiently, the carrot will be like sweaty ... ... it is gradually steamed sweetly.

Kaoru Ariga

There are many ways to make soup tasty such as adding a delicious taste with bouillon, adding a sweet taste with ketchup, a rich flavor with butter, and a scent with basil. "The soup creator" aims for simple seasoning "with only plenty of seasonal vegetables." She says that the sense of trust that vegetables themselves are already "tasty enough" tells us the fulfillment of life without adding. From a recipe book "Soup Lesson."

February 11  2019

from “Oriori no Kotoba” by Kiyokazu Washida, The Asahi Shimbun"