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Thursday, March 28, 2013

Soup Is A Lovely Winter Dish For Your Family

By Helge Vang Andersen


Soup is a lovely winter dish that has certainly passed the test of time and won the heart of many families. During those long cold days and freezing nights in the winter season, one of best dishes to help in keeping warm is broth. In ancient times, many homes were characterized with large cauldrons and pots of boiling broth over the fire place. This is still evident in numerous modern day homes where the broth is the most preferred for giving warmth.

There are numerous types of soups that have existed from ancient days and even more varieties prepared in present times. These different varieties are made from an assortment of ingredients depending with the type. It is therefore common to find soup dishes of different tastes and thickness based on their ingredients.

The soups are generally prepared from various vegetables, meat, or bones. The vegetable type is simply prepared by boiling water in a pot and gradually adding an assortment of chopped vegetables. The types of vegetables used determine both the thickness as well as the taste of the soup.

Another method of preparing bisque is by adding water and meat or bones into a pot and cooking it over a fire until it boils. Different spices and veggies may also be chopped and added into broth to make it tastier and thicker. You can also make tomato broth, potato soup or other types using only a single vegetable and some spices.

There are numerous advantages of the food especially when prepared in the winter. Chief of them all is giving of warmth to the body during those cold nights or freezing months in winter. This can be considered as the main purpose of preparing the delicacy during the cold season.

The soups also serves the purpose of regular food as it can be eaten on its own for lunch or supper. It can also be taken together with bread or other supplements to make it more satisfying. In many three or four course meals, broth is mainly served as an appetizer dish.

Food is not only eaten for its tasty or satisfying nature but also for its nutritional benefit to the body. This is also the case when eating broth as it provides different nutrients to the body such as proteins and carbohydrates originating from its different nutritious ingredients. Therefore soup is a lovely winter dish as we have clearly seen.

Seasoned soup is a lovely winter dish because it comes with a unique flavor. Care should be taken to ensure that all the ingredients blend well especially the meat and vegetables. The timing for seasoning additives should be perfect since too much heating can destroy them and affect the flavor.




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