9s... do you like potato soup?

AzureStar said:

2the9s said:

As I mentioned at the beginning of this thread back on January 20th.

2the9s said:

Oh... I must have missed it. What makes a chowder considered really a chowder?

Chowder is not a Soup
Chowder is considered to be a true American food, having become popular with the very earliest settlers to New England, using ingredients that were convenient to them. They generally preferred to make it with cod and related fish species, but clams or quahogs were plentiful all along the coast, and were an important staple during those first winters. The origins of chowder can likely be traced back to several similar concoctions from various parts of Europe, using both freshwater and saltwater fish, usually made by the fishermen right along the shore or the riverbanks. But New England chowder has its own character, and became extremely popular all along the New England and Canadian coasts. The word is probably related to the French chaudière, the cauldron used in Brittany to make a similar fisherman’s stew. Chowder is not a soup, although I suppose it is somewhere between a soup and a stew. It was conceived as a one-dish meal – and a hearty one at that...

AzureStar said:

Awww, I'm glad you asked! As you can see if you just scrolled up a bit...



And THAT is what makes a chowder, Azure.

2the9s said:

Ooooh...



You know, it's funny. When you first started this thread I think I made fun of you for some reason for it... but on another thread. Never did I think it would be resurrected!