List of bean soups facts for kids
Bean soups are delicious and hearty meals that use beans as their main ingredient. People all over the world enjoy them, and they come in many different flavors and styles. From thick stews to lighter broths, there's a bean soup for almost everyone!
Awesome Bean Soups from Around the World
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Here's a list of some famous bean soups and where they come from:
- 15 Bean Soup – This is a popular dry bean soup mix sold in the United States. You just add water and other ingredients to make a tasty soup!
- Asopao de gandules – A thick and rich soup from Puerto Rico. It's made with pigeon peas, a special mix of herbs and spices called sofrito, pork, squash, and even dumplings made from green bananas and other vegetables.
- Amish preaching soup – This soup is often served before or after church services in Amish communities in America. It's a comforting and traditional dish.
- Bissara – Found in African cuisine, Bissara can be a soup or a thick dip. It's made from dried, puréed broad beans.
- Black bean soup – A simple name for a soup made with black beans. It's popular in many countries, especially in Latin America and the Caribbean.
- Bob chorba – This is a national dish of Bulgaria. Its name literally means "bean soup." It's made with dried beans, onions, tomatoes, and special herbs like chubritza or spearmint.
- Bouneschlupp – A traditional soup from Luxembourg. It's a green bean soup that also includes potatoes, bacon, and onions.
- Dal – In the Indian subcontinent, "Dal" refers to lentils, a dish made from cooked lentils, and also lentil soup. It's a very common and important part of their meals.
- Fasolada – A famous soup from Greece, the Levant, and Cyprus. It's made with dry white beans, olive oil, and vegetables. Some people even call it the "national food of the Greeks"!
- Fazulnica – A popular soup from Moravian cuisine in the Czech Republic. It's made with smoked meat broth, onions, garlic, marjoram, brown beans, and peppers. Pieces of smoked meat and beans are added to make it extra hearty.
- Frejon – This unique soup is made with beans and coconut milk. Some Christians eat it on Good Friday in different parts of the world.
- Ful medames – A stew made from fava beans, served with vegetable oil, cumin, and sometimes with parsley, garlic, onion, lemon juice, and chili pepper. It's a very important food in Egypt and is common in many Middle Eastern and African cultures.
- Grahova pretepena juha – A traditional thick bean soup from Međimurje cuisine in Croatia. It's a key part of the national Croatian food.
- Hong dou tang – Also known as red bean soup, this is a popular Chinese dish served in Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. It's a type of tang shui (which means "sugar water"), so it's a sweet soup!
- Istrian stew – A hearty stew from the Istria region, which is shared by Croatia, Slovenia, and Italy. It often includes beans along with other ingredients.
- Jókai bean soup – A delicious Hungarian soup made using pinto beans. It's named after a famous Hungarian writer.
- Kwati – A special mixed soup from Nepal made with nine different types of sprouted beans. It's a traditional dish eaten during the festival of Gun Punhi, which is a full moon day in the Nepalese calendar.
- Pasulj – A common bean soup in Serbian, Montenegrin, Bosnian, Croatian, and Slovenian cuisines. It's usually made with white beans, cranberry beans, or pinto beans, and sometimes kidney beans. It's a popular winter dish and often includes smoked meat like bacon, sausage, or ham hock.
- Pasta fagioli – An Italian soup that combines pasta and beans. It's a comforting and classic dish.
- Pea soup – A simple and widely known soup made from peas, often split peas. It can be thick and creamy.
- Senate bean soup – This soup has a long tradition in the United States Senate. It's served every day in the Senate dining room, a practice that started in the early 1900s. It's made with navy beans, ham hocks, and onion.
- Stew peas – A Jamaican stew made with coconut milk, beans, and salted meat. It's a common and flavorful dish in Jamaica and other parts of the Caribbean.
- Zuppa toscana – An Italian soup that often contains cannellini beans, along with other ingredients like sausage, potatoes, and kale.
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