I actually do not know the origin of the soup, as I received it thru email....however, one of the reasons I like it is that it tastes alot like the soups that my boyfriend's mom makes (They are Cambodian, and they literally live off soup)....The only difference is her soups use alot more Asian ingredients (I have fallen in love with fish sauce and oyster sauce in my cooking). There are only a couple of her recipes that my boyfriend and I have successfully duplicated...one is a wonderful pineapple tomato soup with cabbage and chicken, and the other is a very simple rice noodle dish with oyster sauce and chicken. If anyone is interested in either of these recipes, let me know.