Sounds great; tasted horrible.

Laurie E - September 29, 2008 09:56:54 AM PST

My fiance and I had great hopes when we saw this recipe. It appeared to have all the components of a tasty dish. However it tasted horrible! Way, way too bland. While it had ginger, lime juice, scallions, red pepper flakes, etc., they are not in enough quanities to bring out flavor. We even added more pepper flakes, more scallions, some lime zest, and yet it still tasted bland. The only way I can see this being better is if you reduce the amount of carrots, add more ginger and garlic, and perhaps fish sauce. Something, ANYTHING, to add more flavor. My fiance refused to eat the leftovers and I took some for lunch. Sadly, after eating some for lunch today I think I will be throwing out the remaining amount at home because it is so difficult to eat.

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very tasty!! With a few adjustments...

seneys05 - September 21, 2008 09:26:51 PM PST

Pretty much, the soup recipe as is was fabulous. I didn\'t have scallions for a garnish though, so I finely chopped some cucumber and fresh mint, then tossed them with some rice vinegar. A tiny scoop on top of the soup was a nice flavor complement. Oh, i also used rice stick noodles instead of pasta to make this gluten-free.They cook much more quickly, so this is done super fast.

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jane d - September 8, 2008 10:44:24 AM PST

Wow, this looks good. Only one review but you can tell they didn\'t try it because you can get lowfat coconut milk.

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Mmmmm mmmm!

Traci R - September 8, 2008 10:43:10 AM PST

This sounds so yummy!!! The coconut milk is why it\'s so high in fat. You can always substitute for the lower/reduced fat coconut milk.

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Light, but delicious!!!

charagee - April 17, 2009 05:40:47 PM PST

This is definitely not a hearty or filling type of soup, neverthless, it tastes great!!!! I love shrimp and the flavor of the red peppers, ginger and garlic it is subtle and very flavorful.
I was very skepticle about this soup because the reviews that were posted, the ones that most of the one that were positive weren\\\'t talking about the actual dish, but more so the ingredients. So I took a chance and was pleasantly surprised!!! This is definitely something I will make again. I sharedit with my teenage brothers and sisters (who are very tough critics), LOVED it!!! So if you\\\'re looking for a soup that is light, but also very flavorful this is it!

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