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135. It is a Latvian soup

Sat Mar 15, 2014, 07:47 PM

Mar 2014

Very popular, although it is made with sorrel originally, which is sometimes difficult to find. Spinach is the closest kin to that dark leafy veggie.

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The 25 Best Soups, In Order [View all] yuiyoshida Mar 2014 OP

NM, we have green chile stew, not blood in our veins. NM_Birder Mar 2014 #1

Hells yes we do!!! raptor_rider Mar 2014 #61

Hungarian Mushroom soup me b zola Mar 2014 #2

Looks great! yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #229

Next time you're in Portland me b zola Mar 2014 #249

I like broccoli and cheese shenmue Mar 2014 #3

French onion. Vashta Nerada Mar 2014 #4

Yum. Make it myself A HERETIC I AM Mar 2014 #146

Oh. My. God. Vashta Nerada Mar 2014 #177

Thats quite a process yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #200

Split pea ... 3catwoman3 Mar 2014 #5

I haven't had a great split pea soup in years.. yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #124

I've made it several times in the solar cooker IDemo Mar 2014 #131

Tom Yum Seafood soup didn't make the list? deucemagnet Mar 2014 #6

I'm with you, that stuff is the best! rudolph the red Mar 2014 #22

Beef Barley Aerows Mar 2014 #7

Regarding seafood gumbo... yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #11

She crab soup Aerows Mar 2014 #13

I can't believe Clam Chowder was so high on the list yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #15

I far prefer New England Clam Chowder Aerows Mar 2014 #16

I like clam chowder using the liquid from the clams ... littlewolf Mar 2014 #220

It's definitely "your taste" Aerows Mar 2014 #222

It should be Aerows Mar 2014 #111

Perhaps you are correct but the yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #113

I declare his list invalid. Aerows Mar 2014 #115

A little??? yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #117

LMAO! Aerows Mar 2014 #121

Where is Thai chicken coconut soup? PDJane Mar 2014 #128

mentioned actually... yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #179

I've been to the truck stop in Kansas City jmowreader Mar 2014 #183

WELL that and a bowl of hot chili beans yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #185

Not only is 'hot chili beans' not soup, it ain't even chili. Jenoch Mar 2014 #192

It has chili powder in it. yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #196

My version of 'chili beans' are spicy black beanszthat I serve as a side dish. Jenoch Mar 2014 #197

We have similar tastes. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2014 #109

She (the author) mentioned what she thought was ranked as a stew... yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #228

Chicken noodle... flying rabbit Mar 2014 #8

Chicken and Stars? yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #204

This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby Mar 2014 #9

She-crab soup Aerows Mar 2014 #10

Navy Bean with Ham Siwsan Mar 2014 #12

Yep...no doubt about it! PearliePoo2 Mar 2014 #21

I have potato leek in my freezer right now warrior1 Mar 2014 #14

I just took out my frozen soup yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #18

Cream of garlic with spelt flour n/t al_liberal Mar 2014 #17

That sounds yummy! yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #19

Potato Leek with bacon soup is my favorite. Liberal Veteran Mar 2014 #20

Where's the mulligatawny? I also agree miso is missing and should be included, elegant and Bluenorthwest Mar 2014 #23

Really although RAMEN is popular ..even in the instant form.... yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #24

Where's the Hot and Sour? (nt) enough Mar 2014 #25

Corn chowder, my favorite, didn't make your list. n/t Cleita Mar 2014 #26

Pho is missing from that list. Loves me some pho. TwilightGardener Mar 2014 #27

Missing big time. It's #1. Period. tridim Mar 2014 #34

Yep - I agree: boguspotus Mar 2014 #40

We have a Vietnamese restaurant near by ... yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #83

try the tendon AngryAmish Mar 2014 #159

I don't eat yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #161

Totally XemaSab Mar 2014 #203

Clam Chowder! PearliePoo2 Mar 2014 #28

Thats great you live near the ocean... yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #30

Oh yeah, I love the ocean! PearliePoo2 Mar 2014 #36

during the summer the "fog monster" comes in .. yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #38

OMG, an island, can't hear neighbors, forest---Are you trying to KILL me?! :-) WinkyDink Mar 2014 #143

Well It could be worse .... yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #160

Mmmmm.... another pipi_k Mar 2014 #99

You had me from "Littlenecks I dug myself"! Sounds heavenly and scrumptious! WinkyDink Mar 2014 #141

Beef barley!! longship Mar 2014 #29

Totally agree with that ... yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #32

Best way to eat seafood gumbo, too Aerows Mar 2014 #101

Escarole or as we pronounce it… shkadole. PeteSelman Mar 2014 #31

Escarole soup - chicken broth, escarole, and little tiny meatballs. djean111 Mar 2014 #33

WOW check out the post above you... yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #35

Guess so! My ex-husband's grandmother, from Italy, used to make giant pots djean111 Mar 2014 #39

My mom used to make Miso soup... yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #41

Mmmm. Saimin. Hekate Mar 2014 #59

Well if you find a good hawaiian yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #137

it's true; try Ichiban CatWoman Mar 2014 #69

Hey, thanks! I will try that! djean111 Mar 2014 #100

Yes..Italian Wedding Soup. A HERETIC I AM Mar 2014 #147

Thanks! djean111 Mar 2014 #152

Me too. n/t A HERETIC I AM Mar 2014 #154

Veggie, Beer Cheese, Miso???? NightWatcher Mar 2014 #37

I know right? whats up with that!! yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #42

I've a connection that gets me the best miso paste NightWatcher Mar 2014 #44

I love it though AsahinaKimi has told me yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #45

Cream of pumpkin Ellipsis Mar 2014 #43

I would guess you don't bake the pumpkins yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #46

Baked squash shells made seperately (butternut by the looks of them) Ellipsis Mar 2014 #49

Peel pumpkins then roast the pieces. I like Creamy Pumpkin with Potato and Bacon bluestate10 Mar 2014 #214

Hot and Spicy Ramin Noodle Soup by Nissan. RebelOne Mar 2014 #47

Yes i too love yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #209

Raman aint soup. DiverDave Mar 2014 #48

RAMEN** yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #52

I stand corrected DiverDave Mar 2014 #56

I don't know this RAMAN you keep speaking of ... yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #58

Well, I feel stupid... DiverDave Mar 2014 #60

But for the best Ramen...visiting Japan helps! yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #65

However you spell it, RebelOne Mar 2014 #170

It does have high sodium... yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #172

How do you make your ramen? jmowreader Mar 2014 #187

shredded cheese? yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #188

This is Korean Ramyon, or at least one ajima's version of it jmowreader Mar 2014 #216

Clam Chowder -- Is that New England or Manhattan? FarCenter Mar 2014 #50

The photo they had was of New England... yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #54

Is there a Clam Chowder other than New England Clam Chowder? That other stuff that I can bluestate10 Mar 2014 #215

I'm impressed Tom Kha Gai made the list and placed so high Brother Buzz Mar 2014 #51

I have had it once at a Thai restaurant... yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #55

I had it thirty years ago in a Thai restaurant, and was hooked Brother Buzz Mar 2014 #79

I hope that Contraband Chinese Ant Chalk doesn't go into your Cambodian Soup.... yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #80

LOL, no Brother Buzz Mar 2014 #93

No gumbo? Chicken and sausage gumbo is a must have. Skidmore Mar 2014 #53

IT mentions GUMBO above in the first or second paragraph. yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #57

If your gumbo is a soup, you're doing it terribly wrong Scootaloo Mar 2014 #64

Nope, I do it right. Skidmore Mar 2014 #67

Fair enough. Scootaloo Mar 2014 #71

I grew up in New Orleans Aerows Mar 2014 #96

It's. Not. Soup. Scootaloo Mar 2014 #102

You are from Mobile and trying to school someone Aerows Mar 2014 #107

I suck at shucking Scootaloo Mar 2014 #118

Uh, yeah Aerows Mar 2014 #120

New Orleans does it best? Scootaloo Mar 2014 #122

I'm not a big fan of dungeness Aerows Mar 2014 #123

We can't get snow crab and as for yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #126

Mmmm, lobster Aerows Mar 2014 #130

Are you kidding me? yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #136

They only do it with lobster so far Aerows Mar 2014 #145

Variations on homemade chicken soup, starting with the bones. Mmmmmm. Hekate Mar 2014 #62

You can probably google it... lets see what we can find... yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #66

That photo is making me drool on my keyboard Hekate Mar 2014 #76

Oh good, borscht is on the list Scootaloo Mar 2014 #63

I have to admit I do like Campbells Tomato soup... yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #68

I love tomato soup too... but with LOTS of melted Velveta cheese. Auntie Bush Mar 2014 #174

I used to stuff mine with yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #175

My shrimp corn chowder didn't make the list?!? NickB79 Mar 2014 #70

Hey its Huffington Post...what do they know of soups? yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #72

This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby Mar 2014 #73

Another soup which is a favorite of mine... yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #74

Miso Is So Easy To Make otohara Mar 2014 #75

Yes if you have the right ingediants its great... yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #78

Mulligatawny not even on that list... SidDithers Mar 2014 #77

mmmm Mulligatawny.... yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #85

I'm seeing results for the San Francisco Soup Company... SidDithers Mar 2014 #90

Thanks...I will google those yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #91

Near every Indian restaurant has it. The San Francisco Soup Company sucks Luminous Animal Mar 2014 #245

I found an Indian Restaurant that delivers...India Clay Oven yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #246

A well made hot and sour soup is hard to beat. n/t oneshooter Mar 2014 #81

Even the Taiwanese version yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #87

I absolutely LOVE.... sendero Mar 2014 #176

Actually they might be wrong... yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #208

That's the stuff.. sendero Mar 2014 #224

Bah... Lithos Mar 2014 #82

THIS WILL blow you away.... yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #205

Tortilla soup. Corn Chowder. truebluegreen Mar 2014 #84

Not sure why Tortilla soup is not included. yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #86

I don't see sweet & sour cabbage soup on there. William769 Mar 2014 #88

Seems like a lot of Asian soups were ignored.... yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #92

Makes sense. William769 Mar 2014 #97

I wonder how many people at truck stops in yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #103

Chicken Tortilla soup should be up there taught_me_patience Mar 2014 #89

I wonder if it was even considered...it seems most of the yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #95

They didn't pipi_k Mar 2014 #94

A photo would be cool...if you can find one. yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #98

Here's the actual pipi_k Mar 2014 #104

Found this photo.. yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #234

Spinach with a ham bone tavernier Mar 2014 #105

This sounds like something you make yourself or have invented... yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #108

It is a Latvian soup tavernier Mar 2014 #135

I wonder if this is it? yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #237

I actually don't blend mine - tavernier Mar 2014 #253

Tony's clam chowder from GeorgeGist Mar 2014 #106

You should email Tony's and tell them yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #110

Turtle soup Aerows Mar 2014 #112

hey!!! yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #114

LOL Aerows Mar 2014 #116

Besides everyone knows what these turtles eat!! yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #119

Any list of 'best' soups in which chicken noodle soup is third from the bottom Jenoch Mar 2014 #125

Did you look though the comments? yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #127

Eating the Chicken Soup I made for myself today. elleng Mar 2014 #129

Well, I guess that confirms it - my husband loves me! calimary Mar 2014 #132

thats great.... yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #156

My favorite isn't even on the list: Le Taz Hot Mar 2014 #133

Heard about it... never had it... yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #138

I make a Butternut Squash Pie as well Le Taz Hot Mar 2014 #144

You beat me to it! eissa Mar 2014 #148

I adore soup! But how could they miss tortilla soup on the list? herding cats Mar 2014 #134

Well we figured out the soups must have come from a yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #140

That could be it. There's so many amazing soups out there! herding cats Mar 2014 #151

My #1 = Minestrone! But only to be made in the summer with fresh veggies! WinkyDink Mar 2014 #139

I have to admit I do like Minestrone... yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #142

Asparagus dipsydoodle Mar 2014 #149

WHAT???? NO PHO ???? kwassa Mar 2014 #150

No Miso either... yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #157

It is very much an Americana soup list. kwassa Mar 2014 #166

Won Ton soup is mentioned...but omg..should taste egg drop corn chowder.. yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #167

corn chowder is an abomination to me. kwassa Mar 2014 #168

YOu might like the Chinese version. yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #169

steamed crab is the big local dish here in Maryland kwassa Mar 2014 #171

Steamed crab is added to the dish yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #173

If your potato leeks it is time to throw it out dembotoz Mar 2014 #153

That bowl of french O looks incredicble! Mojo Electro Mar 2014 #155

Looks like someone got carrried away with pouring it. yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #158

no ovo-lemono soup? No sopa de lima? No hot and sour? No cold fruit soups? magical thyme Mar 2014 #162

I can agree with you on this... yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #164

Gazpacho should be number two abelenkpe Mar 2014 #163

Clam Chowder is my favorite on the list.. yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #165

Which clam chowder? SheilaT Mar 2014 #178

Their example is New England Clam chowder... yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #180

I was hoping someone would ask! SheilaT Mar 2014 #184

Wow this is great...you should also post this yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #186

Okay, I did that. SheilaT Mar 2014 #189

post that in the cooking and baking yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #190

Done. SheilaT Mar 2014 #194

I agree with most of this list but tortilla soup should be on it. El Supremo Mar 2014 #181

I wonder how popular tortilla soup is... yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #182

Tortilla soup is fairly common in Minnesota, several restaurants serve it Bjorn Against Mar 2014 #212

Thats great... yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #213

BAH! No Hot and Sour? No Egg-Drop? demwing Mar 2014 #191

BAH!!!! yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #193

Chicken corn soup. Enough said. Neurotica Mar 2014 #195

If you like corn soup you would love yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #198

My Vote Goes To Cantaloupe Soup (served cold) left on green only Mar 2014 #199

Interesting soup and one thats probably not that common. yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #201

OK, You Just Blew Me Awa.y left on green only Mar 2014 #202

Why is Minestrone only at #4? MrScorpio Mar 2014 #206

Mr. S.... yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #207

Seafood Udon Separation Mar 2014 #210

Good choice yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #211

too much salt Liberal_in_LA Mar 2014 #217

All of them do? yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #218

Wonton. Rex Mar 2014 #219

wanting wonton! yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #221

some green peruvian seafood soups are awesome. i can't remember what they are called though. Vattel Mar 2014 #223

Wow Green? How about this? yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #225

omg, that brings back delicious memories Vattel Mar 2014 #250

If it hasn't been mentioned Kingofalldems Mar 2014 #226

That comes out of a can... but okay. yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #227

Yes. A fairly expensive can. Kingofalldems Mar 2014 #230

Where would you purchase it? yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #231

The Senate dining room. Members only. Kingofalldems Mar 2014 #233

Interesting.... yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #235

Well I just did a search and it is available to the public Kingofalldems Mar 2014 #238

K yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #240

The Longworth Cafeteria is in the Longworth building A HERETIC I AM Mar 2014 #244

Thanks for a really fun thread! djean111 Mar 2014 #232

The big and major problem with threads like this is... yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #259

Greek Avgolemono, or chicken with rice or Orzo A HERETIC I AM Mar 2014 #236

kind of like this? yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #239

There ya go! A HERETIC I AM Mar 2014 #241

This morning I would certainly love a bowl... yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #242

STONE SOUP!!! yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #243

stupid. not everybody likes the same thing. poo. i just made a big pot of potato soup. pansypoo53219 Mar 2014 #247

Sounds yummy! yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #258

Thanks for posting this Matariki Mar 2014 #248

you are most welcome... yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #257

Hobo Stew BooBrown Mar 2014 #251

Of course mentioned in bold print at the top it says that yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #256

No bean with ham or bacon! I wouldn't feed about half of those to doc03 Mar 2014 #252

Her name is listed with the Huffington Post... yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #255

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