When you arrive at the last spoons of soup, and bits of everything are gathered together at the bottom of your bowl, just waiting for the Grand Finale..

Spices, bits of noodles, some soaked fried onions, a leaf of coriander, a baby shiitake mushroom, some chilli seeds – in dense broth flavours like they all slowly but steadily have risen to the top of umami taste while you were devouring your bowl, to end with a delicious bang!

And as special guest – the fat, bright yellow poached egg yolk, soft and rich and ready to get punctured by my chopsticks to lazily run into that little glorious leftover puddle.

THIS is pure bliss, my dear foodie friends. Doesn’t matter where you are, what you’re worrying about, this is a moment and few spoons of pure happiness. Now go get that pot boiling.. Have a happy weekend! XOXO, Vi