Soup soups have been around for years. But how did they get started and why are they so popular? Read on to learn a little about the history of soup chowder … you will have a delicious experience, I guarantee it!
Soup is typically a rich, creamy soup that is packed with all kinds of ingredients that make it similar to a stew. The ingredients generally They include seafood, vegetables, and cream. However, over time, basic clam chowder has evolved to include all kinds of different flavors and textures.
The traditionally made soup has a bacon base and is thickened with crackers that have been broken at the base. Today, there are all kinds of variations that use everything from seafood and poultry to just vegetables; a good example is corn chowder.
Famous fish soups are found here in the United States. AND THE MOST famous would be Clam Chowder! There are two styles of clam chowder. One is called New England style clam chowder and uses a cream base. The other popular version of clam chowder is called Manhattan-style clam chowder and uses a tomato puree base. Both are very delicious and each has a rich, warm flavor that pleases most palates.
In earlier days, fishing communities developed slightly different fish soup flavors. Local fishermen threw samples of their catch into a large cauldron or pot and boiled the pieces of fish with all kinds of vegetables and potatoes. France calls this soup soup “Chaudiere”, which is the name of the pot in which it is cooked. The French also liked to add crackers and biscuits to make the soup thick and have a stew-like consistency.
Americans adopted this seafood stew from French settlers in the northern colonies. “Chaudiere” eventually became “Chowder” to Americans and the first known and written recipe used that name for its heading in 1751. History tells us, however, that the recipe was extremely popular long before this supposed first recipe. written. A good example is the British. They made their seafood stew form for many years before it became popular in the United States.
Early American soup soups included onions, bacon, fish, all kinds of spices, crackers or biscuits, claret, and water and are often mistaken for bisque soups. But there is a difference between chowders and bisques. But that’s a completely different story. You can learn more about bisque soups on the Soup Hoopla website, just follow the link below.
In the 1800s, American cooks began to transition to using clams in their recipes, primarily due to the abundance of shellfish found in the New Colonies. The cooks began to experiment and add cream to the soups. They then began to differentiate different and unique types of clam chowder based on the ingredients used. Thus, other types of fish soup appeared, such as corn soup or the aforementioned bean and sausage soup or meat soup.
Therefore, the fish soup does not always have to include shellfish. It is believed that all kinds of vegetable or meat soup arose because the cook was consuming the ingredients that he had in the kitchen.
By now you know that soup comes in many flavors and is generally loved by everyone. You can try some of the recipes that I have listed on my Soup Hoopla website, plus I have great instructions for making a basic soup.
When you eat fish soup, you are also participating in a bit of history. Enjoy it and reflect on the abundance that this country has to offer us.