Chicken soup is a broth or light stew made by simmering chicken, often with bones, along with vegetables such as carrots, celery, and onions, in water or stock. It appears in some form across many cuisines, from simple Western comfort broths to the chicken-based broths underlying noodle dishes like ramen and pho, and it is a common home remedy reached for during colds. Additions such as rice, noodles, barley, dumplings, or eggs turn a light broth into a more substantial meal.