Attractive soup. Lol
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What soup just LOOKS good.
+tastes good is a bonus If I’m bringing a soup in a crockpot, share a recipe link, or tell me a general soup category, that LOOKS so good. Thanks! |
Anonymous
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I’m a good cook, and I love it. I season well. My sister is even better than me! Yummy food.
I’m bringing soup to a multi-soup party (a handful of people bringing soup to a winter baby shower). I want it to be irresistible looking. |
Anonymous
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Use finely chopped fresh herbs. The green bits floating around look delicious. Add nicely chopped carrots and celery. Use potatoes cubes instead of noodles, which get mushy very quickly when sitting in warm soup. Add corn starch or roux to thicken the soup. If you are starting with prepared broth, use unsalted broth and then add salt to taste. Make sure you have added enough salt without adding too much. There's a fine line so taste as you go.
Use a recipe for beef stew or chicken stew. Those are always a step-up from boring soup. Avoid chili unless you want everyone to bring up that revolting (but hilarious) scene from The Office. |
Anonymous
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The soups on this link look pretty:
https://www.loveandlemons.com/soup-recipes/ I agree with pp they have a lot of fresh herbs. |
Anonymous
but everyone knows that food photographers use tricks. For example, for soups, they put marbles in the bottom of the bowl to make the ingredients show at the surface. And sprays of plastics to make the soup glisten. And so on. |
Anonymous
| Baked potato soup with cheese, bacon, scallions, etc added last minute |
Anonymous
| NY Times’ Beautiful Soup |
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Williams Sonoma’s butternut squash soup. It has a velvety smooth texture, so it’s not thin and runny nor does it have any chunks. It’s a beautiful golden-orange color. You garnish each bowl with a dollop of sour cream and chopped fresh chives or parsley.
https://www.williams-sonoma.com/recipe/butternut-squash-soup-fmf.html |
Anonymous
| Black bean soup and cheddar cheese soup together in a bowl in a yin-yang pattern. Time consuming but pretty. |
Anonymous
| Some soups just look frumpy, OP. Even the ones with the best flavor. You can make it pretty with toppings and garnishes, though. You should have chopped fresh green herbs like parsley or chives/green onion to sprinkle on top. Also, depending on what kind of soup you're making, bring cheese like parm or cheddar, and something crispy like croutons, tortilla chips or fried wanton wrapper. Bring these separately and then sprinkle some on top of the soup in the crock pot and then have some of these toppings in little bowls for self-serving. Depending on the type of soup, you can also top with lemon slices and have lemon wedges on the side. |
Anonymous
What a super not helpful response. |
Anonymous
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Peruvian shrimp soup:
I do not use cobbed corn, to make it easier to eat. I add rice and drop eggs in mine prior to serving. Lots of different alternatives online. It’s so good! https://www.eatperu.com/chupe-de-camarones-peruvian-shrimp-chowder/ |
Anonymous
I believe it was the OP. It's just as incoherent as the original post. Apparently she's looking for a soup that is pleasing to the eye, in addition to being flavorful, because there will be competition at her event, but she couldn't say it in so many words. |
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I think all soup looks good with the exception of canned gelatinous soups like Cambell’s Cream of xyz.
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Try a soup that's made with a naturally vibrant vegetable, like say carrot or butternut squash. Add a bit of turmeric to make the color pop.
Add garnishes that make it look pretty and also complement the soup/ one another. For example, I like to make butternut squash soup with Thai curry paste and coconut milk. I garnish with chopped fresh cilantro (could also do chives for the cilantro-averse), a squeeze of lime, and crunchy fried shallots (available in Asian stores) |