Wat is tom yam soup make of?

Isn't tom kha soup supposed to be sweet?

• My fiance and I love Thai food. We order out from a local place sometimes, but when we're looking for a nice night out, there's a place a few towns over that serves really tasty authentic Thai food. I've had Tom Kha soup from a couple of different Thai restaurants, and it's always been pretty sweet (this place was no exception). That's one of the reason, I like it- sweet and spicy, but a little bit sour and savory. Yum. I'd love to reproduce it in my own kitchen. I'm looking up recipes online, and so far, I've only seen a few recipes that incorporate sugar, and the other ingredients didn't look very authentic. I've used canned coconut milk in my curry recipes, but it's never very sweet unless I add palm sugar or use cream of coconut. By itself, it just tastes like... coconut milk, heh. So my question is, is the stuff I got in the two restaurants I've been to way sweeter than it's supposed to be or are there just no good recipes online? Any suggestions for one? I have made some pretty good Tom Yum soup using a Tom Yum Paste... Perhaps there's a Tom Kha paste out there as well? Thanks. : )

• Answer:

  Chicken soup is the best obviously. Nothing is better than it.