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{{dablink|This article is about the food. For the series of books, see [[Chicken Soup for the Soul]]}}

| Name = Where I Stood EP

[[Image:Bowl of chicken soup.jpg|right|thumb|A bowl of homemade chicken soup. Because it is simple to prepare, relatively cheap, nutritious, and easy on the digestive system, chicken soup is a good food for winter convalescents.]]

| Artist = [[Missy Higgins]]

'''Chicken soup''' is a [[soup]] made by boiling chicken parts or bones in water, with various vegetables and flavorings. The classic chicken soup consists of a clear [[broth]], often served with small pieces of chicken or vegetables, or with [[noodles]] or [[dumplings]], or grains such as [[rice]] and [[barley]]. Chicken soup has also acquired the reputation of a [[folk remedy]] for [[common cold|colds]] and [[influenza|flus]], and in the [[United States]] is considered a classic [[comfort food]].

| from Album = [[On a Clear Night]]

| Released = 25th June 2007

| Format = [[CD single]]<br>[[Digital download]]

| Recorded = [[Los Angeles, California]], [[2006 in music|2006]]

| Genre = [[Piano pop]]

| Length = 4:17

| Label = [[Eleven: A Music Company|Eleven]]

| Writer = [[Missy Higgins]]

| Producer = [[Mitchell Froom]]

| Certification =

| Chart position =

| Last single = "[[Steer (song)|Steer]]"<br>([[2007]])

| This single = "[[Where I Stood]]"<br>([[2007]])

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==Terminology==

Several terms are sometimes confused when referring to chicken soup or chicken soups. The following is an attempt to clarify the terminology:

*'''Chicken [[Stock (food)|Stock]]''' is a liquid in which chicken and vegetables have been boiled for the purpose of serving as an ingredient in more complex dishes. Chicken stock is not usually served as is. Stock can be made with less palatable parts of the chicken, such as feet, necks or bones: the higher bone content in these parts contributes more gelatin to the liquid, making it a better base for sauces. Stock can be reboiled and reused as the basis for a new stock.

*'''Chicken [[Broth]]''' is the liquid part of chicken soup. Broth can be served as is, or used as stock, or served as soup with noodles. Broth can be milder than stock, does not need to be boiled as long, and can be made with meatier chicken parts.

*'''Chicken [[Bouillon (broth)|Bouillon]]''' or '''Bouillon de Poule''' is basically French for chicken broth. [[Bouillon cube]]s are often used nowadays instead of specially prepared chicken stock.

*'''Chicken [[Consommé]]''' is a more refined chicken broth. It is usually strained to perfect clarity, and reduced so as to give a concentrated essence of the broth flavor.

* While any soup in which chicken has been boiled or with a chicken stock base is, strictly speaking, a chicken soup, the term '''Chicken Soup''', unless qualified, implies that the soup is served as a thin broth with pieces of meat, vegetables or noodles.

On June 19 2007, Higgins announced that her second single from her sophomore album [[On a Clear Night|On A Clear Night]] would be "'''Where I Stood'''". The song was released to commercial radio on June 25 2007. The song was also featured on a promo for [[Desperate Housewives|Desperate Housewives]] in Australia.

==Chicken noodle soup==

Noodles are a common garnish for chicken soup, and in the United States this soup is referred to as "chicken noodle soup". The term may have been coined in a commercial for [[Campbell Soup Company|Campbell's soup]] in the 1930's. The original 21 varieties of Campbell's condensed soup featured a "chicken soup with noodles", but when it was advertised on the "[[Amos & Andy]]" radio show in the 1930s, by a slip of the lip, the soup was referred to as "Chicken Noodle Soup." Campbell's then changed the name of their commercial brand. "Chicken Noodle Soup" is consistently one of the bestselling varieties of Campbell's soup.

==CurativeMusic powersVideo==

The video premiered at midnight (12am AEST) on 26th June 2007 via Higgins' [[Myspace]] page. The video was directed by Australian filmmakers Paul Goldman and Alice Bell.

According to food historians, chicken soup was already being prescribed as a cure for the common cold in [[Ancient Egypt]]. The 10th century Persian physician [[Avicenna]] also referred to the curative powers of chicken soup in his writings. In the 12th century the Jewish sage [[Maimonides]] wrote that chicken soup "has virtue in rectifying corrupted humours", and recommended it as nutrition for convalescents; Maimonides also particularly recommended chicken soup for people suffering from [[hemorrhoid]]s and the early stages of [[leprosy]].

In modern medicine, research conducted by Dr. Stephen Rennard, professor of pulmonary and critical care medicine, and his colleagues at the [[University of Nebraska Medical Center]] in [[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha]], suggests that there might be some scientific basis for the curative powers of chicken soup. They found that the particular blend of nutrients and vitamins in traditional chicken soup can slow the activity of certain [[white blood cells]]. This may have an [[anti-inflammatory]] effect that could hypothetically lead to temporary ease from symptoms of illness. Their research was published in [[2000]] in the scientific journal ''Chest'' (volume 118, pages 1150-1157: "Chicken Soup Inhibits Neutrophil Chemotaxis <i>In Vitro</i>")<ref>http://www.unmc.edu/publicaffairs/chickensoup/fullreport.htm</ref>. This was not, however, an <i>in vivo</i> clinical trial, and did not demonstrate that chicken soup was the best foodstuff for this purpose. <!-- http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=604935 has lots of references. <!-->

Because it is simple to prepare, relatively cheap, nutritious, and easy on the digestive system, chicken soup is a good food for winter convalescents. Probably more significant, sipping warm soup can clear nasal passages, serving as a natural [[decongestant]], which also relieves cold and flu symptoms. Last but not least, chicken soup can be beneficial due to the [[placebo effect]] of comfort foods.

==Chicken soup around the world==

===Belgian===

The chicken-[[waterzooi]] is a stew with chicken, vegetables and cream originally from [[Ghent]], [[Belgium]]. A [[stew]]-like form of chicken soup is called [[Chicken Booyah]], known in [[Wisconsin]] as "Belgian Penicillin".

===Brazil===

Chicken soup is known in Brazil as Canja. Canja is a chicken broth with cooked white rice inside, small pieces of cooked carrots and chicken meat threads. It is seasoned with salt, ground onions and ground garlic, a dash of ground cumin and laurel. It is believed to help a person overcome colds, general malaise and digestive problems.

===Chinese===

Many East Asian soups are based on [[chicken broth]]. Typical Chinese seasoning for chicken soup includes: ginger, spring onions, garlic, soy sauce, rice wine and sesame oil. Soup can be served with deseeded cucumber cubes. [[Egg drop soup]] is a form of chicken soup.

===Eastern European===

In [[Bulgaria]] chicken soup is often seasoned with lemon juice or [[vinegar]]. The [[Poland|Polish]] sometimes serve ground almonds in their [[rosół]]: this was probably the basis for a form of [[crouton]]s popular in [[Israel]], known as [[soup almonds]].

===French===

The French serve chicken-based forms of bouillon and consommé. Typical French seasoning for chicken soup includes: bay leaves, fresh thyme, dry white wine and garlic.

===German===

In Germany, homemade chicken soup typically consists of chicken broth to which kitchen herbs and (oftentimes) [[durum wheat]] noodles are added. Another dish based on chicken broth, chunks of chicken meat, boiled vegetables and kitchen herbs is known as Hühnereintopf, meaning ''chicken stew''.

===Greek===

In Greece chicken soup is known as a traditional remedy for colds and for [[hangovers]]. The Greek variation of this soup is [[avgolemono]], cooked with milk, lemon juice, rice, eggs and butter.

===Italian===

In Italy, chicken soup is often served with pasta, in such dishes as ''Cappelini in brodo'' and ''Tortellini in brodo''.

===Jewish===

The soup is often associated with European [[Jewish]] cuisine, in which chicken soup is the basis for several traditional [[Jewish holiday|holiday]] courses, such as chicken soup with [[matzah balls]] for [[Passover]]. Although poverty was rampant in the [[shtetl]], chicken-raising required little land or financial investment[http://www.epicureantable.com/articles/archicsoup.htm]. Every Jewish family would try to acquire at least one chicken in honor of the [[Shabbat]] meals, and would try to stretch it as far as it would go. Thus, every part of the chicken was used, leading to the creation of such dishes as [[p'tcha]] (chicken feet), [[pupiks]] (roasted [[gizzard]]s), chopped liver (chicken liver), stuffed hezel (chicken neck), and [[schmaltz]] and [[greben]] (chicken fat and cracklings made from the fat and the skins). Chicken soup also proved to be a "recyclable" dish. Parts of the chicken&mdash;especially the breasts, which produce a more delicate flavor during the boiling process&mdash;were boiled as chicken soup and then reused afterwards in such dishes as [[kreplach]], [[knish]]es, and [[blintz]]es. Tortelloni-like ''[[Kreplach]]'' are traditionally added to the soup on the eve of [[Yom Kippur]]. ''[[Lokshen soup|Lokshen]]'' (flat egg noodles) are also a favorite Jewish addition to chicken soup. A lesser known garnish is unlaid chicken eggs, removed from the ovaries of a laying chicken. Herbs traditionally served with Jewish chicken soup are [[parsley]] and [[dill]].

Chicken soup is sometimes referred to as "Jewish [[penicillin]]".

===Korean===

[[Samgyetang]] is a Korean chicken soup with Korean ginseng, dried [[jujube]] fruits, garlic, ginger and glutinous rice. It is held to be not only a cure for physical ailments but a preventer of sickness.

==Chicken soup in history and literature==

* Legend has it that [[Mahatma Gandhi]], though [[vegetarian]], would eat chicken soup.

* Chicken soup is mentioned in [[John Steinbeck]]'s ''[[East of Eden]]'': ''And Tom brought him chicken soup until he wanted to kill him. The lore has not died out of the world, and you will still find people who believe that soup will cure any hurt or illness and is no bad thing to have for the funeral either.''

* Both [[Maurice Sendak|Maurice Sendak's]] ''[[Chicken Soup with Rice]]'', and his animated film and stage production ''[[Really Rosie]]'' make multiple references to the dish.

==Preparation==

The flavor of the chicken in chicken soup is most potent when the chicken is boiled in water with salt and only a few vegetables, such as onion, carrots, and celery. For a more vegetable-tasting dish, add root vegetables (such as parsnip, celery and parsley), zucchini, sweet potato, whole garlic cloves or tomatoes. Soup should be brought to a boil and then simmered in a covered pot on a very low flame for one to three hours, adding water if necessary. Seasonings such as black pepper can be added, as well as fresh herbs such as parsley. A clearer broth is achieved by skimming the yellowish scum off the top of the soup as it is cooking; the broth can be further clarified by straining it through a strainer or cloth. [[Saffron]] or [[turmeric]] is sometimes added as a yellow colorant.

Chicken soup can be a relatively low fat food: fat can be removed by chilling the soup after cooking and skimming the layer of congealed fat from the top. The nutritional value of chicken soup can be boosted by adding [[turkey (bird)|turkey]] meat to chicken soup recipes: turkey is a richer source of [[iron]]. Research has also shown that the longer the cooking time of soups containing meat and bones, the higher the [[calcium]] content of the soup.

==References==

*Aish HaTorah Women's Organization (1987). ''The Taste of Shabbos: The Complete Sabbath Cookbook''. Jerusalem:Feldheim Publishers. ISBN 0-87306-426-7.

* [http://www.foodtimeline.org/foodsoups.html#stock definitions and history of stock, broth, bouillon and consomme from various sources]

* [http://www.chestjournal.org/cgi/content/abstract/118/4/1150/ Rennard, BA, Ertl, RF, Gossman, GL, ''et al''. (2000). Chicken soup inhibits neutrophil chemotaxis in vitro. ''Chest''. '''118''', 1150-1157]

* [http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/content/full/161/12/1532 Ohry, A, Tsafrir, J. (1999) Is Chicken Soup an Essential Drug? ''Canadian Medical Association Journal''. '''161''' (12)]

==External links==

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* [http://www.soupsong.com/ifowl.html International chicken soup recipes at www.soupsong.com]

* [http://www.bulgarian-guide.com/bulgarian-cuisine/bulgarian-food/chicken-soup.html Bulgarian Recipe – Chicken Soup]

* [http://www.parshift.com/ovens/Secrets/secrets025.htm recipes for stock and for broth]

* [http://www.pbs.org/saf/1210/features/know2.htm PBS article on Rennar's study]

* [http://www.cbc.ca/consumers/market/files/food/chickensoup/ Consumer's Market article on Rennar's study]

* [http://www.cookingforengineers.com/article.php?id=75 Cooking For Engineers: Chicken or Turkey Stock] - recipe with step-by-step photos and discussion

* [http://www.chickennoodlesouprecipes.com Chicken Noodle Soup Recipes at www.chickennoodlesouprecipes.com]

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