Every culture has its own special soup. The belief is that a bowl will make you feel better if you're feeling under the ...

In Bangkok, Hnoi Lathitham, 57, holds a bowl of gang liang — a soup she ate weekly while growing up. (Andre Malerba for NPR) Hnoi Lathitham, 57, and her aunt, Ankachatra Janpiban, 84 ...

"My mother would use lemongrass in her version of the soup," she says, recalling its strong, herbal fragrance. At 14, she left home to work for a woman in Bangkok — someone who, notably ...