However and wherever you make it, chicken soup is a classic comfort food for many.

Get five recipes for chicken soup and learn about each cooks connection to the dish.

There are three types in this soup.

Ajiaco Bogotano (Potato Soup with Corn, Chicken & Capers)

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The soup takes her back to her childhood in Bogota.

She remembers one Friday each month being “Ajiaco Day” at her all-girls school.

“It was the most special lunch and we all loved it.”

Spicy Coconut Chicken Soup

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Roxas pairs the soup with a side of jasmine rice.

She says, “The spices gives it a depth and unique warmth.

And nutrient-rich chickpea floura common ingredient in Iranian dishesmakes the meatballs tender and satisfying.”

Tinola (Filipino Ginger-Garlic Chicken Soup)

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It’s popular across North Africa and is prepared in numerous wayswith fish, meat or just veggies.

This no-frills recipe was passed down to London-based chefNargisse Benkabboufrom her maternal grandmother.

The simple ingredients make a tasty meal that evokes her past.

Gondi (Iranian Jewish Chicken Meatball Soup)

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But she doesn’t hesitate to add her own modern twist.

“I love spicy food,” says Benkabbou.

“So I always end up adding harissa to my chorba, although it’s a bit untraditional.”

Chicken Chorba

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