No Soup For You Trivia Quiz

Answer: Prune

Although not often used today, original recipes called for adding prunes during the cooking process and using julienned prunes as a garnish. It is believed that early recipes called for the addition of this fruit simply to add to the nutritive value of the soup which is thickened with barley and seasoned with thyme.

Answer: Borscht

As with most soups there are variations, but as a rule, borscht is deep red from the beetroot and will also contain potatoes and occasionally spinach, carrots or meat. It is usually served with dark pumpernickel bread. Borscht can also be served cold in the summer at which time it is pink in color usually due to the addition of sour cream in the recipe. Borscht is one of the most popular soups in the Ukraine as well as in Russia.

Answer: Peas

Snert soup is another name for a variety of pea soups. Most, but not all, are green in color and have a thick hearty stock. It is so popular in Nordic countries that it has been sold in instant form since 1889 and is now sold in frozen tubes, ready to heat on the stove. It is often served with rye bread and cheese.

Answer: Yogurt

Tarator is a creamy light-green soup eaten in the summers in Bulgaria. It is looked at as a liquid salad. It can also contain walnuts, dill, garlic, oil and water. It is sometimes served with crushed ice in it.

Answer: Stock

The proper term is stock. This is the liquid base of a soup often obtained by boiling the meat in water. From there the seasonings and vegetables are added. Almost any food product can be cooked in a soup.

Answer: Mexican

You would be dining in a Mexican restaurant. Menudo is a spicy soup whose main ingredients are tripe (cows' stomachs) and hominy. This soup is seasoned with cilantro, lime, crushed chili peppers, onions and oregano. Menudo is so popular in Mexico that it is one of the world's largest importers of beef tripe.

Answer: Bird's nest soup

Authentic Chinese bird's nest soup is one of the most expensive food products consumed by man. The saliva nests of swifts are used to make this much sought after soup. When the nests are dissolved in water, they become gelatinous, sugar is added and then the product is cooked. A bowl of bird's nest soup can run over a hundred American dollars.

Answer: Dessert soups

These are a few examples of dessert soups that come from around the world. Fruksuppa is of Swedish origins, usually contains dried fruits such as raisins and prune, and is served cold. Etrog is a dessert soup that is eaten during the Jewish ritual of Sukkot by those of Ashkenazi descent and is based on the citrus fruit called a citron. Ginataan is a type of coconut milk soup that is found in the Philippines.

It usually also has tropical fruits and tapioca.

Answer: It is served cold

Gazpacho is a tomato based soup laden with raw vegetables and served cold. It is widely eaten in Spain, Portugal and parts of Latin America. It is usually served in the summertime because it is eaten cold and also because of its acidic tangy flavor. An ancient soup, gazpacho was traditionally made by using a mortar and pestle to pound the vegetables into a very soft texture to ensure a smooth soup.

Answer: False

Primordial soup is a slang term that refers to the mixture of organic matter that is responsible for the development of life.