What are the differences between soup and broth?
The soup
It is first and foremost a general term that refers to any hot broth eaten from a bowl. Nowadays, the word "soup" is also used to refer to any hot broth that is eaten with a spoon and that contains pieces, whether it be meat, pasta, legumes or even grains.
The soup
It is called a soup when the soup, made primarily of vegetables, is blended with a generous amount of broth or water until smooth. The soup retains its name if cream is added as a garnish. Otherwise, it is simply called "cream soup" if the cream is incorporated into the other ingredients.
And what about the velvety texture in all of this?
At RICARDO, we take the liberty of using the term "velouté" for preparations we consider more refined. While some use this term to describe a particularly smooth soup, a velouté is traditionally a preparation thickened with cream and egg yolk at the end of cooking.
