Walnut soup

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Walnut soup is a broth-based or cream-based soup prepared using walnuts as a main ingredient. It is sometimes prepared in combinations using other ingredients, such as "pumpkin and walnut soup". Walnut soup is a part of the cuisines of China, Italy and Mexico.

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Close-up view of a cream of walnut soup

Walnut soup is prepared using walnuts as a primary ingredient. The soup can be prepared as a broth-based or cream-based soup, and the latter can be referred to as "cream of walnut soup". [1] [2] Fresh or canned shelled walnuts can be used, and the soup can include puréed, chopped and whole walnuts. [3] [4] Toasted walnuts can be used to prepare the soup. [3] Walnut soup is sometimes prepared in combinations using other ingredients, such as "squash and walnut soup", "pumpkin and walnut soup" and "cucumber and walnut soup", [2] [5] among others. Additional ingredients can include butter, oil, walnut oil, lemon juice, seasonings, salt and pepper. [2] [3]

By country

Hup Tul Woo (Chinese :核桃糊; Jyutping :hap6 tou4 wu4) is a sweet walnut soup in Cantonese cuisine that is often eaten as a snack or dessert. [6] [7] Basic ingredients in Hup Tul Woo includes water, walnuts, rice flour and sugar. [6] [8] Additional ingredients used in its preparation can include cream, coconut milk, Chinese red dates, rice, peen tong (Chinese brown candy), ginger, salt and cognac. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] The walnuts for the soup are typically puréed or finely ground. [6] [12] It can be served as a hot or cold soup. [7] [9]

Minestra di noci (English: walnut soup) is a part of Italian cuisine, where it is prepared in the region of Piedmont, which has a significant number of walnut groves. [13] In Piedmont, it is typically prepared during the months of winter. [13]

Sopa de nueces (English: walnut soup) is a soup in Mexican cuisine. [14] [15] [16] It can be served hot or cold, and sometimes has a delicate texture. [lower-alpha 1]

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Notes

  1. "The walnut soup is served either hot or cold and is a delicate and unusual specialty." [15] [17]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Melon soup</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Avocado soup</span> Soup with avocados as a primary ingredient

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Garlic sauce</span> Sauce with garlic as a main ingredient

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A cream soup is a soup prepared using cream, light cream, half and half, or milk as a key ingredient. Sometimes the dairy product is added at the end of the cooking process, such as after a cream soup has been puréed.

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