My cookbook, Twelve Months of Monastery Soups (auth is Brother Victor-Antoine d'Avila-Latourrette) says: " In France, the carrots grown in the vicinity of Crecy have the reputation as best and the tastiest in the whole country -- hence the name given to the soup. From France, the soup crossed the Channel into England, where it has become part of the national folklore. According to an old tradition dating back the the 14th century, loyal Britons should eat carrot soup or "potage de Crecy" on the anniversary (August 26, 1346) of the battle of Crecy, a legendary victory of the English over the French in the the Hundred Years' War. "
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By the by, there is a fine painting by Julian Story of "The Black Prince at the Battle of Crecy" at the Savannah, Georgia Museum of Art.
Potage is an Old French word for potted dish and refers to soups, stews, and porridges.
All of it. Although most people only appreciate the root part, the greens on top of the carrot can be used in soups or even in salads.
Tomato French onion Vichyssoise Borsht Mulligatawny Potage Chowder. Chicken and sweetcorn Vegetable Vegetable with Beef Cabbage soup Minestrone Potato soup Bean soup
Half onions, a quarter celery, a quarter carrot. It's the basic veggies for most soups and stocks
broth
Carrots can be added into variates of foods. Some examples include foods such as carrot cake, stir fries, and soups. Carrots can also be juiced in a juicer to make carrot juice.
Potages are thick stews and soups. They are made by cooking meat and vegetables together until they become mushy. An example of this is winter potage. This is made by combining a variety of vegetables with butter, lemon, and spices. The end result is a creamy soup.
Potato soups, creme of ______ soups.
Soups made primarily with broth are thin and clean soups.
It's typically called a sachet.
it is the vegetable chef or the entremetiers job to make the soups
Carrots can be cut into small strips by cutting them vetically, cut into round slices by cutting them horizontally, grated, cut into small squares for soups, etc.