Everyone loves soup, it is the ultimate comfort food. Whether you yearn for a traditional creamy tomato, a spicy fish chowder or a deliciously umami-rich ramen, a mug of soup is the perfect supper on the sofa, quick lunch and between-meal savory snack. But a great-tasting soup has to involve long cooking with big pans and bulk ingredients, right? Wrong! Every soup in this book has been specially created to suit the microwave and to be cooked in a single mug, ready to eat. Instead of opening up a can, you can have an even yummier home-cooked mushroom soup, or chicken, even minestrone - made fresh in just the same amount of time.

• No time to cook or don’t want to cook? Here’s how to make a satisfying soup that will fill you up and please your tastebuds, too.

• In just a few minutes you can enjoy creamy asparagus and cream cheese, potato and leek, super-spicy Caribbean chili chicken, hot and sour broth, Szechuan hotpot... both indulgent soups and good-for-you soups.

• Classic soups from around the globe to try include: Moroccan chickpea, caldo verde from Portugal, Cambodian seafood, kjotsupa from Iceland and more