Rave: Minestrone

[Cronos]

Most minestrone I've had tends to have too much Anise(Black Licorice flavor) in it, so I'll have to disagree.

It doesn't get much better than French Onion with lots of cheese, IMO.

[omaha_red]

Most minestrone I've had tends to have too much Anise(Black Licorice flavor) in it, so I'll have to disagree.

It doesn't get much better than French Onion with lots of cheese, IMO.

when they melt the cheese on the bowl? yeah.. that's good stuff.. minus the onions..

[omaha_red]

I agree - all soup is good. Even simple ones like Tomato Basil are terrific. I fix my mom's bean soup every once in awhile, and it's amazingly easy to make. Makes me wonder why I don't try to make more.

mom's soup is always great.. my mom always made a ham and bean and a chicken noodle
that i crave all the time..

[JL21]

We're straying away from canned soups, but I've got to give a shout out to a good Beer Cheese soup.

And speaking of simple, a warm bowl of tomato soup is excellent.

[Simbagal23]

Most minestrone I've had tends to have too much Anise(Black Licorice flavor) in it, so I'll have to disagree.

I've NEVER heard of anise in minestrone soup????

Gotta give a shout out to She-crab soup....awesome, awesome stuff. If any of you ever visit Charleston, SC, get She-crab soup!

[JL21]

Most minestrone I've had tends to have too much Anise(Black Licorice flavor) in it, so I'll have to disagree.

I've NEVER heard of anise in minestrone soup????

Gotta give a shout out to She-crab soup....awesome, awesome stuff. If any of you ever visit Charleston, SC, get She-crab soup!

What is it? Is it like a lobster bisque (which is awesome, btw), but with crab?

When I was a kid and we'd visit Charleston, we'd always go to the Trawler. Their crab dip is awesome.

[maddash]

Most minestrone I've had tends to have too much Anise(Black Licorice flavor) in it, so I'll have to disagree.

I've NEVER heard of anise in minestrone soup????

Gotta give a shout out to She-crab soup....awesome, awesome stuff. If any of you ever visit Charleston, SC, get She-crab soup!

What is it? Is it like a lobster bisque (which is awesome, btw), but with crab?

When I was a kid and we'd visit Charleston, we'd always go to the Trawler. Their crab dip is awesome.

Pretty close to a lobster bisque in consistency, although you still some nice bits of crab in there. The name she-crab comes from the use of crab roe, which are crab eggs. Gives it a great color and taste - the addition of sherry doesn't hurt either.

Props to Simbagal for bringing this. Not sure if it's my favorite soup, but it's pretty darn close.

[Simbagal23]

Most minestrone I've had tends to have too much Anise(Black Licorice flavor) in it, so I'll have to disagree.

I've NEVER heard of anise in minestrone soup????

Gotta give a shout out to She-crab soup....awesome, awesome stuff. If any of you ever visit Charleston, SC, get She-crab soup!

What is it? Is it like a lobster bisque (which is awesome, btw), but with crab?

When I was a kid and we'd visit Charleston, we'd always go to the Trawler. Their crab dip is awesome.

Pretty close to a lobster bisque in consistency, although you still some nice bits of crab in there. The name she-crab comes from the use of crab roe, which are crab eggs. Gives it a great color and taste - the addition of sherry doesn't hurt either.

Props to Simbagal for bringing this. Not sure if it's my favorite soup, but it's pretty darn close.

Yep, She-crab isn't a soup that you'd have very often (it's very rich) but, sheeeshamonga, is it good soup!

[docellis]

I can't believe I slighted she crab soup.

[G. Keenan]

Crab roe soup? Sounds disgusting but I'm sure it's actually good.