Baked eggs and bacon in tomato soup for lunch at Project 49, Beechworth, Victoria

Baked eggs and bacon in tomato soup for lunch at Project 49, Beechworth, Victoria in September 2019

Chicken and corn soup with sourdough bread at Blackbirds cafe in Bright, Victoria

Chicken and corn soup with sourdough bread at Blackbirds cafe in Bright, Victoria in May 2018

Tom Yum soup at a seaside restaurant in Hua Hin, Thailand

Tom Yum soup at a seaside restaurant in Hua Hin, Thailand in August 2017

Tom Yum Goong soup in Khao Lak, Thailand

Tom Yum Goong soup in Khao Lak, Thailand in August 2017

Tom yum soup in a restaurant in Khorat, Thailand

Tom yum soup in a restaurant in Khorat, Thailand in February 2015

A Thai meat soup for lunch in New Gisborne, Victoria

A Thai meat soup for lunch in New Gisborne, Victoria in March 2016

Rice noodle soup with offal dish in a food court in a shopping centre in Khon Kaen, Thailand

Rice noodle soup with offal dish in a food court in a shopping centre in Khon Kaen, Thailand in June 2016

Spicy mushroom soup in a food court in a shopping centre in Chiang Rai, Thailand

Spicy mushroom soup in a food court in a shopping centre in Chiang Rai, Thailand in May 2016

Intestine soup at a restaurant in Trang, Thailand

Intestine soup at a restaurant in Trang, Thailand in May 2016

Tom Yum soup at lunch in Mawson, Canberra

Tom Yum soup at lunch in Mawson, Canberra in March 2016

Celeriac & truffle veloute for lunch at Les Bistronomes French restaurant in Braddon, Canberra

Celeriac & truffle veloute for lunch at Les Bistronomes French restaurant in Braddon, Canberra in August 2015

Free miso soup sign outside a Japanese restaurant in Randwick, Sydney

Free miso soup sign outside a Japanese restaurant in Randwick, Sydney in May 2015

Tom Yum soup

Eating Tom Yum for dinner in Nakon Ratchasima (Korat), Thailand in September 2012

Tom yum, yum yum!

Billboard for multicultural food in Hong Kong in September 2012. "Tom yum with more yum yum"

Birds' nest soup advert

Huge billboard for birds' nest soup seen on a highway in Bangkok, Thailand in September 2012. The slogan is true love because it is an expensive delicacy.

Tom yum goong

Tom Yum Goong in the Charcor Restaurant in Chiang Mai, Thailand in June 2011

Shinese herbs

Sign photographed in Pai, Thailand in December 2009, "Rice soup in Shinese herbs"

Hangover soup

What is hangover soup? Picture taken in Olongapo, Philippines in March 2009