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Post by Pastafarian on Sept 3, 2017 10:05:19 GMT -5
This is the kind of edgy content you all know and love me for.
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Post by pairesta on Sept 3, 2017 13:05:33 GMT -5
Damn, this is brutal. Me reading the list: "Oh. Well there's French Onion Soup. Guess I have my answer, don't need to read furth--oh shit, gumbo! Shit cream of mushr--SHIT LOBSTER BISQUE!!!"
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Post by LazBro on Sept 3, 2017 13:28:27 GMT -5
Damn, this is brutal. Me reading the list: "Oh. Well there's French Onion Soup. Guess I have my answer, don't need to read furth--oh shit, gumbo! Shit cream of mushr--SHIT LOBSTER BISQUE!!!" SHIT LOBSTER BISQUE is right! |
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Post by Pastafarian on Sept 3, 2017 13:39:14 GMT -5
Damn, this is brutal. Me reading the list: "Oh. Well there's French Onion Soup. Guess I have my answer, don't need to read furth--oh shit, gumbo! Shit cream of mushr--SHIT LOBSTER BISQUE!!!" If you think that's tough, I went back and forth on whether to include things like pho, ramen, tom kha, etc. In the end, I decided not to, because how can you even put chicken noodle or tomato soup on the same playing field as a really good bowl of ramen? That's just mean. |
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Post by Ben Grimm on Sept 3, 2017 19:04:03 GMT -5
It's Mie Bakso.
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Post by moimoi on Sept 3, 2017 21:47:19 GMT -5
Brutal is right. My choice looked like this:
chicken noodle - actually chicken & rice is better
broccoli cheddar - usually yummy, but there are lots of ways to mess up the consistency
french onion - often looks better than it tastes
new england clam chowder - obviously better than that red clam chowder, but nothing is worse than grit in your soup
tortilla soup - would rather eat a tortilla
tomato - too strong, I can only have a few sips
split pea - looks gross, never tasted because of the pork
gumbo - this isn't soup, it's gumbo - in a league of its own, like pho, ramen, miso, etc.
cream of mushroom - good base for other dishes, rather disappointing on its own
minestrone - delicious, but easy to get sick of
cheddar cheese & beer - why is this a soup?
which leaves the subtle decadence of lobster bisque as my final selection.
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Post by Nudeviking on Sept 3, 2017 22:23:50 GMT -5
 Dwenjang Chigae is better than all this nonsense... |
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Post by Pedantic Editor Type on Sept 3, 2017 22:26:34 GMT -5
Tom yum.
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Post by moimoi on Sept 3, 2017 22:46:09 GMT -5
Dwenjang Chigae is better than all this nonsense... But isn't that more of a stew, with potatoes and meat? Or am I opening up a can of worms here? |
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Post by Nudeviking on Sept 3, 2017 22:57:55 GMT -5
Dwenjang Chigae is better than all this nonsense... But isn't that more of a stew, with potatoes and meat? Or am I opening up a can of worms here? If stews are out, there's a less hearty version of it that would be more akin to soup (dwenjang guk) which, though inferior to the stewish version, is still superior than all things on this list. |
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Post by Pastafarian on Sept 3, 2017 23:17:28 GMT -5
But isn't that more of a stew, with potatoes and meat? Or am I opening up a can of worms here? If stews are out, there's a less hearty version of it that would be more akin to soup (dwenjang guk) which, though inferior to the stewish version, is still superior than all things on this list. Be that as it may, I was going for the common North American soups that you might find in a can at a typical grocery store. If I included every possible global option the list would be three times as long. But perhaps I'll put up a best international soups poll in the near future. In which case tom kha takes it. |
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Post by Pastafarian on Sept 3, 2017 23:19:10 GMT -5
Seems like you laksa objectivity here. |
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Post by Pastafarian on Sept 3, 2017 23:20:33 GMT -5
A very good soup, but I prefer the version with the coconut milk, it just has an extra dimension that elevates it imo. |
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Post by Pastafarian on Sept 3, 2017 23:26:20 GMT -5
Brutal is right. My choice looked like this: broccoli cheddar - usually yummy, but there are lots of ways to mess up the consistency french onion - often looks better than it tastes new england clam chowder - obviously better than that red clam chowder, but nothing is worse than grit in your soup split pea - looks gross, never tasted because of the pork which leaves the subtle decadence of lobster bisque as my final selection. For those first three, I think it's ok to assume for this poll you'd be getting the best possible version of the soup in question. i.e. proper consitency, taste matching looks, and grit free. For the fourth, you can get versions that don't have ham or bacon in them. Not sure if that's considered sacrilege to the split pea lovers out there, but there have to be vegetarian versions available, perhaps worth a try if you don't mind the consistency of baby food. For the final, I can't disagree with your choice here. Who wants to eat mushy peas when you can have creamy rich lobster? As for gumbo, I probably shouldn't have included that alongside stuff like mushroom and chicken noodle. I blame Zydeco music I was listening to earlier today. |
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Post by Ben Grimm on Sept 4, 2017 6:47:18 GMT -5
Seems like you laksa objectivity here. That's rica, coming from you. |
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Post by Pedantic Editor Type on Sept 4, 2017 8:49:26 GMT -5
A very good soup, but I prefer the version with the coconut milk, it just has an extra dimension that elevates it imo. Tom kha is always a good choice too. Avgelemono is always a favorite of mine too. |
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Post by Pastafarian on Sept 4, 2017 9:22:01 GMT -5
A very good soup, but I prefer the version with the coconut milk, it just has an extra dimension that elevates it imo. Tom kha is always a good choice too. Avgelemono is always a favorite of mine too. You're going to love my newest poll then. |
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Post by Crash Test Dumbass on Sept 4, 2017 9:37:33 GMT -5
We celebrated my mom's birthday at Peter Luger's and after some arguing over who got the bones (me or her dog), I managed to get some bones and made a beef stock that I turned into some of the best onion soup I ever tasted. Thusly, I voted for onion soup. It was a very tough call, though... why could there not be multiple votes?
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Post by Pastafarian on Sept 4, 2017 10:21:20 GMT -5
We celebrated my mom's birthday at Peter Luger's and after some arguing over who got the bones (me or her dog), I managed to get some bones and made a beef stock that I turned into some of the best onion soup I ever tasted. Thusly, I voted for onion soup. It was a very tough call, though... why could there not be multiple votes? I love a good rich bone stock. As for multiple votes, THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE. Also, I am not able to go back and change a poll after it's created. |
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Post by Wallet Inspector on Sept 4, 2017 23:16:21 GMT -5
Depends what else is on the table. If you're having a grilled cheese, nothing can beat tomato soup for dipping. If the soup is on its or with something lighter, I have to go cheddar ale soup.
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Post by monodrone on Sept 5, 2017 5:46:03 GMT -5
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Post by Gumbercules on Sept 5, 2017 6:06:52 GMT -5
I went with Lobster Bisque, but a mushroom soup done right can be heavenly.
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Post by Smacks on Sept 5, 2017 10:39:49 GMT -5
I am a Soupaholic. This was tough. Lobster bisque was my final choice but only because it said cream of mushroom which reminded me of that disgusting loaf falling out of a Campbell's can. Good wild mushroom soup or mushroom bisque is the best. Tomato basil bisque with a little blue cheese sprinkled on top or a really quality beer cheese soup would also qualify. I make a killer vegetarian split pea. I use veggie stock and load it up with veg and puree the whole thing, sprinkle a little fresh shaved parm on top...stop it's amazing.
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Post by MrsLangdonAlger on Sept 5, 2017 21:03:33 GMT -5
I hate lobster, so it was an easy choice between the two lead options.
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Post by Powerthirteen on Sept 5, 2017 23:27:43 GMT -5
I have fuckin' #HOTTAKES about French Onion soup, let me tell you that much kids.
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Post by Gumbercules on Sept 6, 2017 6:57:29 GMT -5
I hate lobster, so it was an easy choice between the two lead options. Lobster bisque is a misnomer. It really should be called butter bisque. |
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Post by Powerthirteen on Sept 6, 2017 10:09:17 GMT -5
I hate lobster, so it was an easy choice between the two lead options. Lobster bisque is a misnomer. It really should be called butter bisque. This may belong in the "I'm French!" AMA, but I believe "bisque" is French for "mostly butter." |
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Post by Gumbercules on Sept 6, 2017 11:33:07 GMT -5
Lobster bisque is a misnomer. It really should be called butter bisque. This may belong in the "I'm French!" AMA, but I believe "bisque" is French for "mostly butter." Oh man, I really want to open a restaurant called Bisque-y Business |
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Post by Pastafarian on Sept 6, 2017 11:54:16 GMT -5
This may belong in the "I'm French!" AMA, but I believe "bisque" is French for "mostly butter." Oh man, I really want to open a restaurant called Bisque-y Business You'd want to hire someone with a degree in Bisque Management to make sure everything was running smoothly. |
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Post by Powerthirteen on Sept 6, 2017 11:57:51 GMT -5
Oh man, I really want to open a restaurant called Bisque-y Business You'd want to hire someone with a degree in Bisque Management to make sure everything was running smoothly. They'd have to exercise regularly, to increase their bisque tolerance. |
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