Cold Soup

[Guest THE EDS]

Somewhere I read the base of cold soups is ice cream. Does anyone know if this is in fact true??????

 

THE EDS

[racegrrl]

Some dessert/fruit soups may use ice cream as a base. You would have to use them up immediately if that was the case. Most use a heavy cream or half and half, especially the savory cold soups (squash, etc).

[BND]

Gazpacho is a cold soup that is definitely not made from ice cream. It's made from vegetables. I know that Vichyssoise (cold potato and leek soup) is made with cream and chicken stock. That's a new one to me. I guess it depends on the soup, but I would say, unless it's an ice cream soup (never seen one though), the answer is no. :)

 

The only fruit soup I had used brandy and it was hot.

[Cotton]

Caterer here. I use half-and-half when making most cold soups, i.e., strawberry bisque or vichyssoise. For gazpacho, I use tomato juice as the base.

 

I've heard tablemates say they think the strawberry soup is made from melted ice cream. I wouldn't think so.:rolleyes:

[cariboujerky]

Made with dried fruit spices and tapioca