Rds1983 Posted May 10 VT Supporter Share Posted May 10 21 minutes ago, bickster said: Why wouldn't it be? Anecdotal evidence but I dont know many men that regularly eat soup, when it's served at work it always seemed to be more popular with women. I have it maybe once a month and when I do it's straight from a tin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted May 10 Moderator Share Posted May 10 Just now, Rds1983 said: Anecdotal evidence but I dont know many men that regularly eat soup, when it's served at work it always seemed to be more popular with women. I have it maybe once a month and when I do it's straight from a tin. I make it 2 or 3 times a week for me and the missus to take to work for lunch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted May 10 VT Supporter Share Posted May 10 4 minutes ago, Rds1983 said: Anecdotal evidence but I dont know many men that regularly eat soup, when it's served at work it always seemed to be more popular with women. I have it maybe once a month and when I do it's straight from a tin. Homemade soup >>>>> tinned soup. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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GarethRDR Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 I had the best tomato soup of my life on a holiday to Vienna many years back, and I ever since have been unable to remember the name of the restaurant. It had a whole ball of buffalo mozzarella at the bottom of it, just slowly melting away. I have not gone at least a full week since without thinking of that soup at least once. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted May 10 VT Supporter Share Posted May 10 2 minutes ago, fightoffyour said: There's nothing wrong with men eating soup. I like a French onion soup, a tom yum or a clam chowder every now and again. I'm just surprised by how popular it appears to be and how often it's made. Not something I frequently choose to go for (maybe it's a generational thing?). Think I just saw you all as rough, tough, men who ate nothing but fried spam, offal and raw steaks. Gritty football fans who would never step foot in a kitchen unless they were doing a fry up. Clearly I was wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mic09 Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 I think the English culture does not promote soup - all we have is creams, essentially blended veg. You go in and the menu under soups says 'soup of the day'. And thats's mostly pea soup tomato soup, some sort of veggie cream. But as soon as you go abroad, you get these beauties; Hungary Thailand: Poland: Balkans: Germany: Slovakia: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethRDR Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 6 minutes ago, Rds1983 said: chowder It's CHOWDAH, say it right, Frenchy. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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GarethRDR Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 3 minutes ago, Mic09 said: I think the English culture does not promote soup - all we have is creams, essentially blended veg. You go in and the menu under soups says 'soup of the day'. And thats's mostly pea soup tomato soup, some sort of veggie cream. Think this is the crux of it, personally I don't really do the creamy blended veg thing (life-giving Austro-Italian tomato variants aside), but give me something of the Ramen/Pho-broth-persuasion, I'll slurp it straight from the bowl. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 Germany That is actually a thing, soup served with waffles and that Hungarian one above looks like goulash, that's stew territory for me which would then be my preference over a soup and the best soup is still the franchesinha from portugal 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mic09 Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 Just now, villa4europe said: Germany That is actually a thing, soup served with waffles and that Hungarian one above looks like goulash, that's stew territory for me which would then be my preference over a soup and the best soup is still the franchesinha from portugal I love a Franchesinha. It's the best thing ever. But it's not a soup; it's a sandwich in tomato sauce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 6 minutes ago, Mic09 said: I love a Franchesinha. It's the best thing ever. But it's not a soup; it's a sandwich in tomato sauce. served with chips best soup ever 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted May 10 Moderator Share Posted May 10 32 minutes ago, Rds1983 said: I'm just surprised by how popular it appears to be and how often it's made. For us it was more of a cost / health thing than something we've always done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 29 minutes ago, Rds1983 said: Slightly more worrying, having just Googled how often people eat soup, it appears Americans consider chilli to be soup! Mods - I can't get links to reddit to work so hopefully a screenshot is okay? They also think pizza is pie, so I'm not surprised 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted May 10 VT Supporter Share Posted May 10 (edited) 29 minutes ago, Mic09 said: Poland: Not the best Polish soup! Źurek is one of the greatest foods in the world, especially for a hangover, rosoł can be good if loaded with Maggi, and if we can count bigos (you included goulash so why not) then... Edited May 10 by fightoffyour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted May 10 VT Supporter Share Posted May 10 36 minutes ago, Mic09 said: I think the English culture does not promote soup - all we have is creams, essentially blended veg. You go in and the menu under soups says 'soup of the day'. And thats's mostly pea soup tomato soup, some sort of veggie cream. But as soon as you go abroad, you get these beauties; Hungary Thailand: Poland: Balkans: Germany: Slovakia: Most of those are stews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mic09 Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 43 minutes ago, fightoffyour said: Not the best Polish soup! Źurek is one of the greatest foods in the world, especially for a hangover, rosoł can be good if loaded with Maggi, and if we can count bigos (you included goulash so why not) then... Zurek is 2nd best. Just after flaki But funnily enough zurek is probably the only purely polish food; things like pierogi, sourkrout, different sausages, various cheeses, all countries make those. Of course you also have local cuisines. But as a 'national dish' no other country makes sour oat soup. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mic09 Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 39 minutes ago, mjmooney said: Most of those are stews. But all those dishes would be classified as a 'soup' in their respective countries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted May 10 VT Supporter Share Posted May 10 Yeah, soup. If I'm thirsty, I'll drink something. If I'm hungry I'll eat something solid . Soup falls in the middle for me, so I never have it. Trying to be two things at the same time, and ends up being neither. Like a Ford Capri. Of course, when I have soup, I generally enjoy it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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