Date Posted: 01/19/24
NCP Blog: Soup Season is Here
January is National Soup Month, and for good reason- nothing tastes better on a cold winter day than a warm bowl of soup!
My family has been eating a lot of soup the past few weeks. We enjoy all kinds: canned, packaged, take-out, and homemade. We’ve been experimenting with a lot of new recipes this month, too, especially ones we can make in the slow cooker. I love how it fills the house with wonderful smells while we’re waiting for it to cook!
Soup is also an excellent comfort food when you’re feeling under the weather. Whenever I’m sick, chicken noodle soup is one of the first things I want to eat.
What’s your favorite type of soup?
Soup Facts
Soup is a liquid dish that contains stock, milk, or water along with meat or vegetables. It’s usually served warm or hot, but there are plenty of cold soups, too.
How long have people been eating soup? Archaeologists have found evidence of soup consumption in 6,000 BC, around the time the Mesopotamia/Fertile Crescent was first inhabited.
You might be surprised to learn what the first kind of soup was: hippopotamus.
Americans eat about 10 billion bowls of soup every year- that’s about 30 bowls of soup per person!
The most popular soup in the United States is chicken noodle, my favorite childhood staple.
Source: The Bulletin
Soups Around the Country
Different areas of the country specialize in different types of soup. If you’re visiting Louisiana, for example, you might try turtle soup. In New England, clam chowder is often on the menu.
The Daily Meal made a list of soups for all 50 states based on local and national traditions, locally-grown ingredients, and other factors. Now, be aware that these aren’t necessarily the most popular soups in each state, but it’s a fun list to inspire new ideas.
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