Caldo verde, khaddi and French onion ramen: nine winter soup recipes from around the world

Yotem Ottolenghi’s take on adas bil hamoud – a sour lentil soup eaten across the Arab world – will jolt you from you winter blues. Photograph: Louise Hagger/The Guardian

Your social media feed might be filled with friends, acquaintances and enemies living it up in warmer, sunnier climes in the northern hemisphere. How to quell your envy? If you’re like me, the kitchen is your place of solace and redemption; as the south-east areas of Australia experience the coldest temperatures in years, a bowl of soup is all it takes to revive the soul.

Here are some of the Guardian’s greatest winter-friendly soups from around the world, ready to be recreated in the comfort of your home.