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Vegetable soup is a very common meal. It uses plants as the main ingredients.

Vegetable udon noodle soup
Vegetable udon noodle soup

You can use leafy greens and roots. Some people also add mushrooms. This soup can be a starter or an appetizer. It is a dish that many people enjoy.

Cream of spinach soup (rotated)
Cream of spinach soup (rotated)

There are many ways to make this soup. You can use a stock or a cream base.

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Some cooks add beans or legumes to the pot. You might also find grains, tofu, or noodles inside. Some recipes include beef or fish for more flavor. You can use milk, cream, or water as your liquid. You might even use olive oil or vegetable oil.

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Making the soup can involve different steps. Some people want a very smooth texture. They puree the soup first. Then they run it through a sieve. This process strains the soup to make it silky. Most people serve this soup while it is hot. However, some types like gazpacho are served cold.

This food has a very long history. It dates all the way back to ancient history. A Roman cookbook from the 5th century had a recipe. It was a forerunner of onion soup. People mentioned broth around the year 1000. By the 1400s, people called a similar dish potage. Clifford Wright said cabbage soup was important in medieval Italy.

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Vegetable soup is still very important today. It is a staple food in central Appalachia. People there call it winter vegetable soup or country soup. They often eat it from December to February. You can also find soup in many stores now. It is mass-produced in many different forms. You can buy it canned, frozen, or dried. You can even find it as a powder or instant mix.

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