Spring Soup

Spring time means light rains, new gardens and warmer weather but with a bit of a chill still in the air. So what better way to welcome spring than by making a pot of warm spring soup made with the fresh veggies of the season.

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What is Spring Soup?

Spring soup is a soup made with ingredients that are

only in season for a short period during spring. Although

asparagus largely characterizes spring soup, spring

soup may include just about any spring vegetable

added to a broth, chowder, or bisque. Spring soup is

popular largely because it includes fresh ingredients

not seen for a while by the consumer..

Characterization

Where winter soups are hearty to "warm and fortify",

spring soups aim to celebrate "new skies and freshness"

by being "delicate and light, pretty and promising."

Spring soups need lighter, brighter tastes and textures

than their winter counterparts. A reason for this is that

spring soups "capture the essence of the season in a

clean-tasting, refreshing broth that showcases the

pure flavors" of its ingredients.

Ingredients used in spring soup

Ingredients used in spring soup include a purée of pea,

asparagus, rapini, and fennel, with asparagus being

considered the quintessential spring vegetable to largely

characterize spring soup. Spring soups typically show

a subtle green color to reflect spring.

• See List Of Spring Vegetables

Origin of Soup

Soup can be dated back to about 6,000 B.C. and was

first made of hippopotamus.

• Boiling was not a common cooking technique until the

invention of waterproof containers (which most likely

came in the form of pouches made of clay or animal skin)

about 9,000 years ago.

• Soup was first known as “sop,” which was a piece of

bread served with some type of broth. People used to

pour sop over the bread, allowing it to soak up the broth

before eating. As time went by, sop was placed in

deeper bowls and the liquid became the focal point

instead of the bread. “Sop” soon became “soup” and

bread was dipped in soup or thick stew.

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