Liquid dishes made by combining ingredients such as meat, vegetables, or beans in stock or water.
From Old French 'soupe', originally referring to a slice of bread soaked in broth. The word evolved from Germanic 'suppa' meaning 'bread soaked in liquid'.
Soup originally wasn't the liquid but the bread! Medieval 'sops' were pieces of bread placed in bowls and covered with broth - over time, the liquid became more important than the bread, and soup evolved into the countless varieties we know today. Every culture has developed its own soup traditions because the technique of combining ingredients in hot liquid is one of humanity's most fundamental cooking methods.
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