A former carer has opened a soup takeaway in Dundee’s Hilltown.
Shirley Grant opened The Soup! Room in the former Alba Independent Mobility unit last week.
She sells her homemade dishes to suit all diets – with options to add ingredients like ham, chicken, cream and cheese for an additional cost.
Shirley said: “I worked (as a carer) for a number of years and fancied a change.
Hilltown takeaway sells fresh soup
“I enjoy making soup and I know how difficult it is to make your own meals for lunch when you’re out working and you’re non-stop.
“You’re also going to these places where none of the ingredients are fresh. I thought, ‘Why not sell my soup?’
“I started by delivering the soups to customers but I would have them frozen and felt that it would be much nicer if I was to sell them fresh, and that’s where the idea to open a shop came from.”
Shirley has had a steady stream of customers since opening, with one soup proving to be a massive hit.
She said: “The most popular soup is lentil by far.
“I think I might just have it as a permanent option and have a different alternative each day.
“I had pumpkin soup on sale at Halloween. One customer said she didn’t like pumpkin soup but I got her to try some and she enjoyed it.
“I later found out that she went to buy pumpkins after to make her own.
“I just thought it would be a nice alternative for somewhere to go for lunch, where you can grab a nice homemade bowl of soup.”
It comes as Pret A Manger has opened the first of three takeaways in Dundee on Whitehall Crescent.
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