April 5 - International Soup Day
April 5 is celebrated all over the world International Soup Day🍜 This holiday is created to ensure that people do not forget the importance of the first course.
Today we have prepared some interesting facts about this seemingly simple and important dish in our life.
🦛The first soup was made from a hippopotamus. 6,000 B.C. Poor hippo!
🥄In the 17th century, Europe invented a spoon to accommodate the giant ruffles that people wore around their necks at the time.
🪞In the 1700s, the French king was so fascinated by himself that he ordered his royal cooks to prepare soup that would allow him to see his reflection in the bowl. As a result, consomme (transparent broth) was born.
👩Nowadays, women are twice as likely to order soup in a restaurant as men.
🍺In Nebraska, bar owners aren’t allowed to sell beer unless they’re making soup.
🍽️The largest plate was over 167vans of soup (7042.3 gallons). This world record was set by the Dutch company DENK Communicatie.