When we think soup, our mind immediately conjures up images of slurping a hot and creamy liquid on a winter night. But as mercury levels rise in Mumbai, cold soups have become the talk of the town.u00a0

Cold soups, as the name suggests, are soups served at chilled temperatures. Unlike their hot counterparts that are made using conventional vegetables, these cold soups have fruit bases and herb combinations that help our bodies cool down.

What makes them popular is the fact that they are easy on the stomach and aptly fit our need to eat something ‘light’ during summers. According to macrobiotic nutritionist Shonali Sabherwal, summer is a season when we experience dehydration. “This causes the stomach to contract and we lose our appetite.

This change makes us naturally drift towards foods like salads, leafy vegetables and cold soups that help bring the body’s temperature down and combat dehydration.” u00a0Picking up from that, a lot of restaurants have introduced cold soups as a part of their summer menus. We try out three restaurants serving cold soups and rate them on their cool quotient.