The first challenge was preparing the jelly that is the key to the xiao long bao's soupy center.

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Plus, as any baker knows, rye makes a soupy dough.

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"It's loud, it's soupy, it is as predictable as the tides - yet it makes for a pumpy, undemanding evening, " agreed Quentin Letts in the Daily Mail, labelling it "a modern romantic classic".

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Huge industrial fans rearranged the soupy air.

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Soupy thick pessimism and dire news coverage are often a clarion call for contrary-minded investors, and analysts at two Swiss banks, Credit Suisse and UBS, see a buying opportunity in BA. Credit Suisse has BA as its top airline pick, telling clients that it believes shares could climb to 285 pence on the FTSE, and UBS reckons BA shares could jump to 295 pence.

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