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How do you eat French onion soup etiquette? ›

With such a soup, a knife is your friend, not your enemy. Using both the soup spoon and the knife, push the baked cheese against the rim of the cup or bowl and cut it gently with the knife. Once you've broken the cheese barrier, you can use the knife again to nudge bits of cheese onto the spoon.

In fact it is the contrast of the sweet onions and the salty cheese, the soft onions and the crunchy bread, that makes onion soup so good.

At the time, the modest onion was also thought to have restorative properties, making it the go-to ingredient for making broths. For several centuries, the onion soup was regarded as the poor man's food, until one night in France during the 18th century, which forever changed its reputation.

When finished,leave the soup spoon in the bowl or cup with the handle at about 4 o'clock. Practice good posture. If not eating, place your hands in your lap or rest your wrists on the edge of the table. The no-elbow-on-the-table rule applies only when you're actually eating, but not when you're conversing.

The reason you scoop away from yourself is so the soup does not splash onto you. If there are any drips on the spoon, discreetly wipe your spoon on the far side of the bowl along the inside rim. The soup may be gently tilted away from you to finish.

A few sprigs of thyme and a bay leaf elevate the soup even more, but I take it a step further, adding a splash of fish sauce for complexity and depth—don't worry, it won't taste fishy—and a hit of cider vinegar to balance some of that oniony sweetness.

Onions are a great source of soluble fibre and therefore a good prebiotic; food for the good gut bacteria. Optimal gut health is crucial for weight loss and this delicious soup provides great nutrients to help boost weight loss as part of a weight management programme.

What is the Difference Between Onion Soup and French Onion Soup? French onion soup is always made with beef stock. Other onion soups can be made with chicken, vegetable, or beef stock. Additionally, French onion soup typically contains wine or sherry, which isn't typical or necessary in other onion soups.

The Onion Soup, a traditional and warming dish

It has even become a trendy dish that tourists are eager to try to experience French gastronomy. However, onion soup is in fact not part of French people's daily meals. It was originally meant to be eaten after a family reunion in the middle of the night to cure hangovers…

Conversation. Hi Jami, we removed the French Onion soup to make room for other new menu items - we hope you'll give them a try!

Did Panera Bread get rid of French onion soup? ›

Panera Bread is reintroducing the fan-favorite Bistro French Onion Soup after its temporary removal in September prompted a national outcry across social media.

Proper soup protocol prescribes that when you're finished with your soup, place your spoon on the right-hand side of your plate, or leave the spoon in the bowl with the handle pointing toward the right. If your soup is served in a cup you should always leave the spoon on the plate when you're finished.

And when soup is served, it's usually served lukewarm. While English has the expression “Eat it while it's hot”, in France you wouldn't want to eat soup that is too hot. When I spent time with my host family in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, we would wait for the soup to cool down before eating it.