So Many Soups, So Little Time!
Every culture makes soup. This comforting food comes in many varieties that are renowned the world over. While you may think that chicken noodle is the best soup ever, someone else may be dreaming of Japanese ramen or Cock-a-leekie from Scotland. The point is soup is served all over the world as a comforting source of nutrition.
Chilled verities come from all over the world. Russia makes not only a hot and a cold borscht using different recipes, they also make a cold kind called Okroshka, which is a vegetable and ham combination is made with kefir. Vichyssoise is a French cold verity made of potatoes and leeks. Tarator is a Bulgarian cold verity made from cucumbers and yogurt.
If you want to savor something completely new to you, try Sour Soup from Vietnam. It is made with fish, vegetables, rice, and pineapple. Another kind you may find interesting is Beer Soup. This recipe hails from the Middle Ages. You heat up beer and slices of bread. Other ingredients are sometimes added. Another bread-based kind is Panada, which is made from eggs, beef broth, bread scraps, and Parmesan cheese.
If you enjoy a good broth, there are many you can choose from. Avgolemono is a Greek one that is made from rice, lemon juice and the yolk of an egg. Scotch broth is obviously from Scotland. The ingredients in this traditional verity include vegetables, barley, and mutton. Panada is a bread soup. It is made with eggs, leftover bread, beef broth, and Parmesan cheese. Consomm is the ultimate broth.
If you really want to try something different, take a look at Psarosoupa, is Greek and made of fish, vegetables, rice, and a sauce made of lemon and oil. Winter melon is from China. It is made by steaming meat, vegetables, and winter melon for hours. Miso is from Japan. It is a broth made with dashi, which is a fish broth, miso, which is made of fermented soy, and small pieces of wakame (seaweed) and tofu. The solid ingredients may vary from kitchen to kitchen.
How about a one with a funny name? Tell your friends you had Snert for dinner when you have a thick pea verity with sliced sausage from the Netherlands. Another delicious kind with a funny name is Cock-a-leekie, which hails from Scotland. It is made with broth from a chicken, leeks, and potatoes. Another delicious one is Fufu and Egusi. It is from Nigeria and includes vegetables, meat, fish, and ground melon seed balls as ingredients.
If you prefer a vegetable soup, onion soup is a wonderful dish. You can make it with beef or vegetable broth, depending on how you like it best. Traditionally it is served topped with bread and cheese. Kimchi jjigae is a Korean vegetable stew made from kimchi, which is a spicy fermented cabbage. Welsh leek soup is a simple kind that is traditionally eaten during St. David’s Day, but it can be made at any time.
Chowders and bisques are creamy soups. Chowders often feature seafood like clam, shrimp, or fish. Corn chowder is a favorite in some parts of the country. Bisques are often used with seafood or vegetables. Some favorites include clam chowder and lobster bisque.
When your family sits down to a dinner of easy French onion soup, they will not believe that what they are eating took you only a brief time to make. The flavor is rich and complex, making them think you slaved for hours over the stove making this wonderful meal.
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