My friend at Momotimetoread talked about a new nonfiction book Soup's On on her blog and then Provo Library Children's Book blog talked about all the versions of Stone Soup so last week we put out some soup books in a small display. I haven't written about soup since 2012 when there was no official Soup Day, but now I know it is on 5th April. It is not cold enough in Australia for soup in April, but this last week the weather has been a bit chillier. Elsewhere in the library we have a display of books about knitting, so it is quite fitting to have another winter activity, soup making too.
It is difficult to list all the types of soup invented by mankind during this time. Fans of this dish will certainly name French bouillabaisse, Spanish gazpacho, Georgian kharcho, Bulgarian tarator, Russian cabbage soup, holodnik, uhu, and of course, the unsurpassed Ukrainian borscht. Particularly sophisticated connoisseurs mention Japanese ramen and Chinese danhutan. Light or saturated, simple in preparation or complicated, meat or vegetarian, from potatoes, noodles, rice, or seaweed: they all have contributed to the noble cause of catering and are worthy of being devoted a separate day, which was done. International Soup Day is celebrated annually on April 5. Did you know that Poland is the country that consumes the most soup?
There are more picture books about soup than you would have thought. See this Pinterest. Here's some of the newest:
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