Editor’s note: The theme of Gohan Lab is to help people make simple, tasty “gohan” (meals). * * * Knowing how to properly freeze ingredients is a great help when you tend to have ones that you couldn't use up or are stuck having to cook with what you have at home. Yet we often hear that freezing food makes it less tasty. You'll learn all about the fine art of freezing in our five-part series, starting with this installment. To start off, we chose a soup packed with frozen vegetables. If you have chopped vegetables in the freezer, you can use the desired amount at any time.