# Unusual but delicious soups **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 28, 2011, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-but-delicious-soups/594428 "2011-08-28T22:56:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Brynda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2011, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-but-delicious-soups/594428/21 "2011-08-31T21:32:30Z")
> [@Maastricht](#): > > Is [mustard soup](http://www.vegalicious.org/2008/04/09/dutch-mustard-soup/) as common in other parts of the world as it is here? Never heard of it, but it sounds delicious. I love a German dish that a mustard sauce over eggs and potatoes, and this sorta reminds me of it. ---
**Author:** ![Melysnl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/76d3ee/32.png) [@Melysnl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melysnl)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2011, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-but-delicious-soups/594428/22 "2011-08-31T23:18:17Z")
There is an amazing recipe for white chicken chili on [epicurious.com](http://epicurious.com). I’ve had african peanut soup which tastes exquisite and like nothing I’ve ever tasted before. Both of these dishes epitomize comfort food- hearty and delicious! ---
**Author:** ![Electric\_Warrior](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Electric\_Warrior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electric_Warrior)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2011, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-but-delicious-soups/594428/23 "2011-08-31T23:58:21Z")
I found a recipe for a chilled cucumber and yogurt soup in a Greek cookbook. It was thin enough that it wasn’t like drinking tzatziki (same amount of dill though). Very good, though in retrospect I should have peeled the cucumbers. ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-but-delicious-soups/594428/24 "2011-09-01T04:32:07Z")
> [@Electric\_Warrior](#): > > I found a recipe for a chilled cucumber and yogurt soup in a Greek cookbook. It was thin enough that it wasn’t like drinking tzatziki (same amount of dill though). Very good, though in retrospect I should have peeled the cucumbers. I think you have to post _ **your version** _ of that. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-but-delicious-soups/594428/25 "2011-09-01T11:11:43Z")
The Julia Child cookbook i’ve got kicking around in the closet somewhere has a recipe for garlic soup. I’ve been meaning to try whipping up a batch one of these days, but haven’t gotten around to it just yet. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-but-delicious-soups/594428/26 "2011-09-01T14:18:00Z")
> [@China\_Guy](#): > > Can anyone share a cream of jalapeno soup recipe? I mean a tried and tested one (and \*not \*a “this sounds good one”) I think cream of poblano (with or without corn) is even better. [Here’s a recipe](http://www.food.com/recipe/cream-of-poblano-soup-56270), but I’ve never tried that one. I just wing it. ---
**Author:** ![Lukeinva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lukeinva/32/17872_2.png) [@Lukeinva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lukeinva)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-but-delicious-soups/594428/27 "2011-09-01T14:40:50Z")
Here at the work G&G (grab & gag) they sometimes have a ground beef soup. It’s exactly like it sounds, hamburger soup. First thought was, _gross_, but it was actually quite good. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-but-delicious-soups/594428/28 "2011-09-01T15:50:01Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > The Julia Child cookbook i’ve got kicking around in the closet somewhere has a recipe for garlic soup. I’ve been meaning to try whipping up a batch one of these days, but haven’t gotten around to it just yet. I had a garlic soup recipe that was yummy. But while cleaning up after it, I busted my blender, so now the recipe’s got bad memories attached to it that have nothing to do with taste, but still make me wince to remember it. I hate when that happens. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-but-delicious-soups/594428/29 "2011-09-01T15:58:54Z")
**Soup of a Thousand Infants** Charming(?) name for a Portuguese eggdrop style soup made with herbs, breadcrumbs and lemon. ---
**Author:** ![Haunted\_Pasta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/94ad74/32.png) [@Haunted\_Pasta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Haunted_Pasta)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-but-delicious-soups/594428/30 "2011-09-01T16:20:11Z")
Avocado soup. Also served cold. Avodados, plain yogurt, and chicken stock in a blender, flavored with garlic, oregano, and a bit of lemon juice. One’s opinion of this soup seems to depend on whether one likes plain yogurt, which I do, quite a bit. ---
**Author:** ![cuberdon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/45deac/32.png) [@cuberdon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cuberdon)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-but-delicious-soups/594428/31 "2011-09-01T16:33:10Z")
> [@Maastricht](#): > > Is [mustard soup](http://www.vegalicious.org/2008/04/09/dutch-mustard-soup/) as common in other parts of the world as it is here? I’ve never seen such a thing. However my SO loves mustard perhaps more than life itself, so it is going on the “to make” list. ---
**Author:** ![Lukeinva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lukeinva/32/17872_2.png) [@Lukeinva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lukeinva)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-but-delicious-soups/594428/32 "2011-09-01T16:41:41Z")
Why no love for Pho? ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-but-delicious-soups/594428/33 "2011-09-01T16:46:31Z")
> [@Lukeinva](#): > > Why no love for Pho? Plenty of love for pho here. (In fact, had some last night.) I guess it just didn’t strike me as unusual, so I didn’t mention it. Otherwise, I’d also mention tom kha and tom yum. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-but-delicious-soups/594428/34 "2011-09-01T19:14:36Z")
> [@mac\_bolan00](#): > > i thought a t-bone or ribeye steak soup was just a joke but an american colleague made one for us. it was good but nothing out of the ordinary (same taste as a soup made from shank, brisket or ribs.) but the steaks were there alright. actually he used free-range meat, not really steak quality. [/Tangent] Celtling will not eat anything with “stew” in the name. Chicken Stew, Beef Stew, you could give her Ambrosia Stew and she’d just stir it around pouting. But she absolutely looooves Mommy’s “Steak Soup.” 😃 [angent] My Grandmother used to make a soup with “unborn eggs” in it. The partially developed eggs found in a slaughtered hen. It was made with chicken stock, and I’ve since come to think of it as “The World’s Most Un-Kosher Soup.” But they really were delicious, like tiny quail eggs boiled in the soup. ---
**Author:** ![Electric\_Warrior](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Electric\_Warrior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electric_Warrior)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-but-delicious-soups/594428/35 "2011-09-01T20:06:20Z")
> [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](#): > > I think you have to post _ **your version** _ of that. Yeah, I didn’t modify it at all except for not peeling the cucumbers - I’ll check with a mod to see if I can post it before I try to hunt it down. ---
**Author:** ![legalsnugs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/45deac/32.png) [@legalsnugs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/legalsnugs)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-but-delicious-soups/594428/36 "2011-09-02T17:28:08Z")
While in Austria, my husband and I had pancake soup which was surprisingly good and yes, it did indeed taste like pancakes. The pancakes there are more like crepes, though. Still, quite good. ---
**Author:** ![Shmendrik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Shmendrik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shmendrik)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-but-delicious-soups/594428/37 "2011-09-02T22:00:24Z")
> [@TruCelt](#): > > [/Tangent] Celtling will not eat anything with “stew” in the name. Chicken Stew, Beef Stew, you could give her Ambrosia Stew and she’d just stir it around pouting. But she absolutely looooves Mommy’s “Steak Soup.” 😃 [angent] > > My Grandmother used to make a soup with “unborn eggs” in it. The partially developed eggs found in a slaughtered hen. It was made with chicken stock, and I’ve since come to think of it as “The World’s Most Un-Kosher Soup.” > > But they really were delicious, like tiny quail eggs boiled in the soup. Actually, if a bird is slaughtered in accordance with the rules of kashrut, any eggs inside it are kosher as well. The only difference from normal eggs is that they are considered meat and may not be eaten with dairy. In order to keep this post on topic, I’d suggest [Curried Peanut and Tomato Soup](http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Curried-Peanut-and-Tomato-Soup-233786). It’s surprisingly delicious, in a strangely compelling way. ---
**Author:** ![Feyrat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/fbc32d/32.png) [@Feyrat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Feyrat)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-but-delicious-soups/594428/38 "2011-09-02T22:27:45Z")
I make a vegan spicy thai peanut eggplant soup from [the Veganomicon](http://www.amazon.com/Veganomicon-Ultimate-Isa-Chandra-Moskowitz/dp/156924264X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1315002414&sr=8-1) and friends on all ends of the carnivorous spectrum have praised it to the skies. Mr. Rat and I aren’t even vegan, but that cookbook is full of delish. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-but-delicious-soups/594428/39 "2011-09-02T22:30:09Z")
> [@Shmendrik](#): > > Actually, if a bird is slaughtered in accordance with the rules of kashrut, any eggs inside it are kosher as well. The only difference from normal eggs is that they are considered meat and may not be eaten with dairy. > > In order to keep this post on topic, I’d suggest [Curried Peanut and Tomato Soup](http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Curried-Peanut-and-Tomato-Soup-233786). It’s surprisingly delicious, in a strangely compelling way. Yes, but the point is that you are then cooking the eggs in the broth made from their mother. Isn’t that the most basic rule of all kosher law? “Do not cook a calf in the milk of it’s Mother.” I admit to not being knowledgeable about this. I’ve tried several times to become so, but only end up more confused. ---
**Author:** ![Shmendrik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Shmendrik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shmendrik)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-but-delicious-soups/594428/40 "2011-09-02T22:43:12Z")
> [@TruCelt](#): > > Yes, but the point is that you are then cooking the eggs in the broth made from their mother. Isn’t that the most basic rule of all kosher law? “Do not cook a calf in the milk of it’s Mother.” > > I admit to not being knowledgeable about this. I’ve tried several times to become so, but only end up more confused. Nah, it’s still OK. First of all, the verse is interpreted to simply refer to any meat/milk mixture, so actually eating an animal and its mother together would be fine, as long as there’s no milk involved. Second, unborn animals are considered part of the mother. For example, an unborn calf doesn’t need to be slaughtered separately, since its mother already was. Incidentally, in case that sounds like an odd hypothetical, [here’s a guy](http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/300506#1670467) who was served (presumably non-kosher) unborn calf in Argentina. That might make an interesting soup. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-but-delicious-soups/594428.md?page=1)