“Soup puts the heart at ease, calms down the violence of hunger, eliminates the tension of the day, and awakens and refines the appetite.” HeartViolenceFoodCalmHungerEaseTensionAppetiteSoupCalm Down Author:Auguste Escoffier
“Bread is the king of the table and all else is merely the court that surrounds the king. The countries are the soup, the meat, the vegetables, the salad, but bread is king.” CountryFoodKingsTablesCookingCourtBreadMeatCulinarySurroundVegetablesSoupSalad Author:Louis Bromfield
“Soup is to the meal, what the hostesses smile of welcome is to the party. A prelude to the goodness to come.” PartyFoodGoodnessWelcomeMealsHostSoupPreludeHostesses Book:The Soup Book: 770 Recipes Source: The Soup Book: 770 Recipes
“It is surely no mere coincidence that the land of the emancipated and enthroned woman is also the land of canned soup, of canned pork and beans, of whole meals in cans, and of everything else ready made.” MadeWholeLandFoodReadyMereMealsCoincidenceSoupBeansPork Book:In Defense of Women: Human Sexuality Source: In Defense of Women: Human Sexuality
“You've never seen that? Tiny little pieces of pasta in the shape of letters of the alphabet. The letters are mixed together, they float in the broth as if it were a three-dimensional book. When you eat them, you feel like you're gobbling words, sentences, entire conversations, entire chapters of novels. Kids love it. It's like the opposite of speaking: rather than syllables coming out of your mouth, letters go in your mouth and are swallowed.” BookFoodLettersWordsSoupAlphabetPasta Book:Vengeance du traducteur Source: Vengeance du traducteur