Processing Vegetables: Classification and Utilization

Vegetable soups are highly valued adjuncts on the dinner table of many Asian families. Soups are always made with long simmering time and seldom made without the use of meats, poultry, or seafoods. Development of commer­ cial processing of vegetable soups in Asia began over the past 15 years, after the western-style products of U.S. companies won acceptance in Asia.