Ken Albala cooked noodle soup every morning for breakfast for several years. Using handmade noodles made with every imaginable ingredient, homemade stock and fresh vegetables, he also broke every rule about what you are not supposed to do. The results were remarkable, often rooted in history, and just as often wildly innovative, they will make you rethink what noodle soup is all about. 

Ken Albala is Tully Knoles Endowed Professor of History at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California. He has written or edited 27 books and was the 2023 recipient of the university's distinguished faculty award. His next book is entitled Opulent Nosh. He is currently working on a book about wooden spoons, clay bowls and homemade food.  

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