Notes on sourcing the ingredients: My Aunt Rose recommended buying the flanken meat at Gelson's Market. I bought it from Dey Dey's Best Beef Ever at the farmers market. Also, I used Bob's Red Mill's Vegi Soup Mix, and Springfield makes a similar one. Rose made hers with a Manischewitz Split Pea and Barley Cello Soup Mix. Sometimes parsley root is hard to find, but it's worth tracking down for the extra flavor boost it gives this soup. I have found it at Gelson's Market, and sometimes at Whole Foods or the farmers market.