Do You Know the World's Soups?

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Tue, 01/27/2009 - 3:00am by YumSugar

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January is the dead of Winter, so it only makes sense that it's also National Soup Month. There's nothing quite like a steaming hot bowl of soup to warm the stomach and spirit. Since every culture in the world has soup in its repertoire, I'm going to test your knowledge of soups from around the globe. I'll name the ingredients, and you guess the soup. Ready? Let's get slurping!

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courtneyd [+]

10/10! Now I'm craving French Onion after looking at the picture.

Tue, 01/27/2009 - 4:00am Report Comment

starangel82 [+]

7/10 Not bad for guessing. I only knew 4 for sure!

Tue, 01/27/2009 - 6:15am Report Comment

skinnychic [+]

7/10. Those soups sound DELISH.

Tue, 01/27/2009 - 6:48am Report Comment

ilanac13 [+]

at least i got 60% right. there are some that i've just never heard of before. i just got a nice lesson here!

Tue, 01/27/2009 - 7:38am Report Comment

sonya ina [+]

Question 5: Beets, yogurt, and dill, served cold
It's borscht. This soup is a staple of many Eastern European and Slavic cuisines, and is made from beets, which give it a vibrant purple-red color.

This is definitely not correct in my Ukrainian culture. It's NEVER served cold and there is no yogurt in it. Fail.

Tue, 01/27/2009 - 7:52am Report Comment

blondambition02 [+]

Borscht is not served cold, so I definitely got this question wrong

Tue, 01/27/2009 - 7:53am Report Comment

Modus Vivendi [+]

That picture of rench onion soup may inspire my dinner tonight. French onion soup is sooo good, it might be my favorite soup.

Tue, 01/27/2009 - 8:05am Report Comment

sunshinepointe [+]

Oh man that french onion soup is amazing looking - I was stumped by quite a few of these. Guess I don't know as much as I'd like to think I do!

Tue, 01/27/2009 - 8:56am Report Comment

doogirl [+]

10/10! I didn't think borscht was served cold, but I knew it had beets in it. My former neighbors were Russian, and their borscht was always hot, with no yogurt! But now I'm totally craving soup!

Tue, 01/27/2009 - 9:22am Report Comment

makeupmonkey [+]

I agree with the other comments... I'm Polish we definitely do not serve our borscht cold or with yogurt in it.

Tue, 01/27/2009 - 9:54am Report Comment

miznic [+]

mmmmmmmm love borscht...

This post actually helped me with deciding dinner tonight. Thanks! Laughing out loud

Tue, 01/27/2009 - 10:46am Report Comment

Jude C [+]

10/10 Woohoo I love me some soup!

Tue, 01/27/2009 - 10:53am Report Comment

superstephanie [+]

the last one- posole is with hominy, menudo is without hominy. But it also depends on the area you are in.

Tue, 01/27/2009 - 11:17am Report Comment

emalove [+]

7/10 for me...most of these were pretty easy.

Tue, 01/27/2009 - 11:52am Report Comment

tatsauce [+]

Woo-hoo 100%, damn right I love soup! Today's lunch is from SF Soup Co, (my default lunch spot) Organic Savory lentil with Chicken Andouille sausage, 218 cal and 1 gram of fat!

Tue, 01/27/2009 - 1:03pm Report Comment

HoneyBrown1976 [+]

9/10

I blew it on New England Clam Chowder. The bacon threw me off.

Tue, 01/27/2009 - 1:28pm Report Comment

Jude C [+]

I like to throw a bit of extra butter in when I'm making canned clam chowder.

Mm. Guess what's for lunch?

Tue, 01/27/2009 - 1:48pm Report Comment

Seka21 [+]

French onion soup is not served with croutons but a medium slice of bread which is toasted and the cheese melted on top. I would call it a crouton

Tue, 01/27/2009 - 3:09pm Report Comment

AmberHoney [+]

Me too HoneyBrown - darn clams, but I love soup!

Tue, 01/27/2009 - 3:19pm Report Comment

rhythm261 [+]

9 of 10 right. I missed miso...lol

Tue, 01/27/2009 - 4:40pm Report Comment

rhythm261 [+]

9 of 10 right. I missed miso...lol

Tue, 01/27/2009 - 4:40pm Report Comment

flyingroo [+]

superstephani, posole does not have tripe in it so it was an impossible answer...

Tue, 01/27/2009 - 8:29pm Report Comment

merie33 [+]

I agree with the borscht is NOT cold and doesn't have yogurt. Maybe finished with a bit of sour cream, but not yogurt!

Wed, 01/28/2009 - 6:32am Report Comment

Smacks83 [+]

Mmmm...French Onion Soup. Now I'm craving it so bad!

Wed, 01/28/2009 - 6:47am Report Comment

aimeeb [+]

I need to have more soup. Smiling

Wed, 01/28/2009 - 8:27am Report Comment

nosierosie [+]

kick ass!

Wed, 01/28/2009 - 10:26am Report Comment

pharm_chick [+]

6/10.. not bad considering i knew like, 3 for sure

Wed, 01/28/2009 - 4:20pm Report Comment

DeviousMuse [+]

9/10 - Missed the first one!

My Hungarian great-grandmother served Borscht once... and it had yogurt and was served cold!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_borscht

Wed, 01/28/2009 - 6:21pm Report Comment

StefanieO [+]

I think that description of borscht is actually a description for Salitbarsci, a traditional cold soup from the Baltic states.

Sat, 01/31/2009 - 3:02am Report Comment

sarasonne [+]

I've never seen either clam chowder with bacon. ???

Tue, 02/03/2009 - 9:07am Report Comment

cotedazur [+]

I'm making soup right now Smiling

Tue, 02/03/2009 - 11:13am Report Comment

hills [+]

4 out of 10....o dear

Tue, 02/03/2009 - 3:26pm Report Comment

sharshar [+]

I want some French Onion soup right now...

Tue, 02/03/2009 - 5:56pm Report Comment

Allytta [+]

I'm the queen of borsch as my grandgrandma and my grandma grew up were it was traditional and i can tell you right now it's not borsch what you called Laughing out loud it's something like cold borsh which is Lithuania/Belarusian/Ukranian but you use kefir and add cucumbers and eggs and potatoes. And real borsch is served hot and no beets are involved, but tomatoes. If you involved beef stock and beets than it svecolnic. Which translates into "beet soup". I bet the other soups that i know nothing about you wrote wrong as well Laughing out loud Stupid stupid americans...

Sat, 02/28/2009 - 4:07am Report Comment

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