Happy National Homemade Soup Day! Soup's on! On February 4th, today heats up with the comforting, steamy elixir that is homemade soup. In every cuisine, whether creamy or chunky, soup provides a rich basis of flavor and history.
Before the era of modern transportation, soup was a product of regionally available foods. For this reason, there are thousands of soup recipes available today.
Many soups also offer medicinal properties. What was once considered a wive’s tale, chicken soup now has the backing of the scientific community. Yes, chicken soup helps relieve the symptoms of the common cold.
How? Well, scientists believe that a bowl of the soup may reduce inflammation of the lungs. It is thought that chicken soup slows down the activity of white blood cells that can cause inflammation.
But that’s not all homemade soup does. Every cook knows the most important ingredient that goes into every pot of simmering soup.
They keep the ingredient stored where it will do its best work as well.
As they work, they season the soup from their heart giving it just the right amount of love each and every time. Whether they add it with the noodles or the vegetable, the broth or the cream, each cook knows there’s enough to go around. That’s why homemade soup heals the best.
Feel free to tell National Day Calendar® about your favorite homemade soup(s). Share a recipe or a memory. Gather the family to learn how to make your best recipe and share the love.
Need a new recipe to add to your collection? From red or white chowders and broths to creamy bisques, National Day Calendar® has found a few recipes to give a try on National Homemade Soup Day.
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National Day Calendar® continues searching for the origins of this warm-hearted holiday. But they're pretty sure that someone who seasoned everything with love had a hand in it.
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