US Holidays - National Homemade Soup Day

In the country that invented fast food, home-cooked food becomes a holiday In the United States of America, Homemade Soup Day is celebrated For many Russians, this holiday will seem unusual; why celebrate what appears on the table every day? In fact, in America there is such a tradition - there are holidays for almost all products and dishes, for example, artichoke day or lace cookie day When did the first soup appear? It is unlikely that anyone will be able to answer this question unambiguously Presumably, the first soups were prepared in leather skins filled with water and whatever they managed to get for lunch Hot stones were thrown at them, which boiled the water Due to the absence of witnesses, the exact recipe and cooking time remained unknown Other scientists suggest that the first soup was cooked only with the invention of suitable utensils And since we owe the appearance of dishes to the East, the first soups began to be cooked there Both versions have a right to exist - choose the one you like best In the East, the first soups began to be cooked by the inventive Chinese, and this happened several decades BC Such a dish as soup is typical of sedentary agricultural civilizations and is completely absent from the menu of nomadic pastoralists In Ancient Greece, broths with beans and lentils were cooked, and even now bean soup remains the most popular in the country Soups are generally considered a regional dish; its composition depends on the availability of available ingredients Nowadays, with the development of cargo transportation around the world, nothing will stop you from making bouillabaisse or gazpacho, but previously the choice depended entirely on the availability of local products The black broth of the Spartans became famous throughout the world The exact recipe for this dish has not been preserved, but the ingredients include fresh pork blood mixed with water, pieces of fatty pork, vinegar, salt and lentils The mere mention of Spartan stew made contemporaries’ stomachs ache, it tasted so disgusting And throughout Europe, soup began its victorious march only in the 15th century, when the necessary utensils appeared in everyday life Culinary masterpieces such as Scandinavian creamy soup with salmon, German eintopf, Hungarian goulash, gazpacho, onion and cheese soups appear Although now the components of these dishes include quite expensive products, all famous soups were originally invented out of necessity and have long been considered the food of the poor In Russia, liquid food has been known for a long time and was called stew, which in turn was divided into cabbage soup, borscht, kalya, turi, etc By the way, if someone doesn’t know what a prison is, it’s water with crumbled bread, onions and sometimes vegetable oil If there are people in your family who survived the war, then they probably remember its taste Stews were divided not only according to their types, but also according to their abundance The rich first courses talked about rich meat or fish broth, and the poor talked about empty broth For our country, from time immemorial, soup remains one of the most consumed dishes, not only because of its deliciousness and satiety, but because of its budget On cold winter days - hot cabbage soup, borscht, rassolnik, solyanka, ukha, and on hot days - okroshka, beetroot soup and other cold dishes - they made it possible to feed the family The majority of the population at that time was the peasantry, and agriculture in risky farming zones did not guarantee a harvest One can recall the seven years of famine under Boris Godunov, when a sharp cold snap and loss of livestock caused mass starvation deaths The main food products during this period of our history were turnips, cabbage, millet, millet and pearl barley; they lived according to the old Russian proverb: “Shchi and porridge are our food!” European soups and the word soup itself were brought to Russia by Peter I History is silent about why the great sovereign loved liquid broths and onion soups According to Russian people, any soup that does not contain a spoon is self-indulgence Given the climatic conditions, it is not surprising that soups are more common in northern countries, where cold winters alternate with short summers Europeans prefer light and quick soups, and do not always follow the tradition of serving soup as the first course for lunch Residents of a flat continental climate do not need additional protection from the cold - a hot, rich dish that can replace the entire lunch This is a simple family holiday, encouraging everyone to return to a cozy home life On this day, first courses from your favorite home recipes appear on the tables, and friends and neighbors are invited Guests come with their own bowls filled with homemade soups to delight and amaze with culinary talents and ancient recipes The most popular versions of soups are tomato and chicken noodle soups The main motto of this day is: “Let’s raise our spoons, friends!”