Creamy coconut corn chowder Recipe

What’s the difference between a soup and a chowder? I always thought a chowder was just a chunky soup, but there are some chunky soups that I would never call a chowder (I’ve never heard of minestrone chowder), so… who knows. I’m definitely going to call this a chowder though, since it means I can sing ‘chowdaaaaah’ while I’m prancing round the kitchen.

(and now the word ‘chowder’ has lost all meaning)

Corn chowder is one of my favourite soups – I go a bit mad for sweetcorn (there was a time when I probably had it in about 80% of my meals, it’s great mixed in to just about anything), and you can’t beat a thick, comforting soup. After a surprisingly lovely summer, the weather is starting to cool off here, so my mind is…