http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Soup en Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:20:07 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4256&page=2#post-366405 Wed, 08 Feb 2023 22:49:14 +0000 chdot 366405@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>The local version below has warmed my stomach, and my heart, on many a wet walk or chilly cycle ride, often bolstered by a scone or a buttered bannock – soup is still taken seriously in Scotland, where you rarely find a cafe that doesn’t offer at least one example. The lentil variety is an old favourite that, you complicate “at your peril”, as Tom Morton explains in Shetland: Cooking on the Edge of the World (the book he wrote with his son James. as well as the island where I enjoyed an excellent bowl last autumn).. “Keep it simple.” But what’s the best way to do so? </p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/food/2023/feb/08/how-to-make-the-perfect-lentil-soup-recipe-felicity-cloake" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/food/2023/feb/08/how-to-make-the-perfect-lentil-soup-recipe-felicity-cloake</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4256&page=2#post-54413 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:53:13 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 54413@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>No, if they'd objected to the driving of something on the cyclepath/pavement that would have had some credibility. Objecting on the basis of the harm to Starbucks is odd (although I guess the reasoning is that they don't want empty shopfronts - but a mobile soup kitchen that doesn't sell poor coffee isn't going to take much trade away from a poor coffee purveyor that doesn't sell soup (mobile or otherwise). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4256&page=2#post-54412 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:49:10 +0000 Min 54412@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Anth - yup, the southside CC really comes across as rabid eh? Much as I agree with them that it is not a good idea to start letting motorized vehicles trade on the footpaths, they seem to have totally over-reacted."</p> <p>It wasn't even them that objected to that (which is quite right too), that was the Roads Department! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4256&page=2#post-54409 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:47:10 +0000 kaputnik 54409@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Karma. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4256&page=2#post-54407 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:42:00 +0000 SRD 54407@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>ha! You're right (as usual). </p> <p>"Website now closed Southside Community Council has now been disbanded.....Following the resignation of all office-bearers and most members in the autumn on 2011, and the failure to attract enough new members to keep the community council going, the City of Edinburgh Council has now disbanded the Southside Community Council. This website now no longer gives access to Southside Community Council information, and will close in due course." </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4256&page=2#post-54406 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:38:44 +0000 kaputnik 54406@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Re Southside CC, was that not the CC that self-imploded in an orgy of mutual nostril thumbing and "ner, ner, nee-ner-ner"? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4256&page=2#post-54404 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:36:55 +0000 kaputnik 54404@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I saw the Elephantjuice van on Saturday. We thought it was a very fetching vintage Citroen and a great idea Although I remarked that it looked more like it should be serving crepes than soup. Onion soup or consommé perhaps?</p> <p>It also has the nice name of "DUMBO 1."</p> <p>I assume the area has trading zone status to cover the coffee bar in the police box further along, the juice bar in police box at top of road, the portable pizza parlour in the mobile police box and all the transient catering places during festivus. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4256&page=2#post-54403 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:34:00 +0000 SRD 54403@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Anth - yup, the southside CC really comes across as rabid eh? Much as I agree with them that it is not a good idea to start letting motorized vehicles trade on the footpaths, they seem to have totally over-reacted. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4256&page=2#post-54401 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:30:30 +0000 cb 54401@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Union of Genius are now doing breakfast I believe. As well as porridge there is some kind of breakfast soup, involving cooked breakfast ingredients. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4256&page=2#post-54397 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:05:23 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 54397@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Crikey, just read the CC objection (and the other docs there). Nasty, evil, money-grabbing Elephant Juice trying to steal trade from that bastion of all that is good and sweethearted and non-competitive, Starbucks....</p> <p>How bizarre. I hadn't actually realised that the area to the side there is designated as trading zone. Presumably the CC didn't object to Sainsbury's being there either because supermarkets produce no litter throwing members of the public; or because it's nice and handy to be able to pop in for things you need.</p> <p>I'm not sure I've seen as blatant a case of NIMBYism in a while (and I live near Portobello which has an action group against pretty much anything!). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4256#post-54395 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:56:25 +0000 SRD 54395@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>NEW soup at george square: Elephant Juice soup bar. they don't seem to have www web address just <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Elephant-Juice-Soup-Company/119364821460548">FB</a> (sorry). although they are on twitter.</p> <p>But I like their van and their idea. The fact that it is JUST outside my work is convenient. Based on one try, however, their soup is not as good as Union of Genius, and their bread is decidedly lower quality. However, I will heroically sample more so as to provide a fairer comparison :) </p> <p>Review <a href="http://blog.5pm.co.uk/2012/01/elephant-juice-soup-takes-wing/">here</a> says bloke used to be a corporate lawyer. </p> <p>If you google, you also find <a href="http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=elephant%20juice%20soup%23&amp;source=web&amp;cd=8&amp;ved=0CFwQFjAH&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.edinburgh.gov.uk%2Fdownload%2Fmeetings%2Fid%2F34112%2Fitem_46-street_trader_licence-the_elephant_juice_company_limited-middle_meadow_walk&amp;ei=UNQeT-j5KMPB8QPEtri0Dg&amp;usg=AFQjCNEdhHohk-gThsMSrQN8Ez_Nh2efaA&amp;sig2=eLJTmhnsorwXfkh8fYDkNQ">an interesting council doc </a>(pdf) which makes it clear that the southside community council objected to them opening on MMW, and that the George Square site was/is a compromise. CC seemed most concerned about litter and competition for Starbucks and peter's yard. More serious issue was access - they had proposed to access MMW via GS, which was noted to be a footway/cyclpath. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4256#post-44742 Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:17:11 +0000 Cyclingmollie 44742@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@kaputnik: I dread to think where they get their mushrooms and blue cheese from then. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4256#post-44735 Mon, 31 Oct 2011 13:00:55 +0000 kaputnik 44735@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>You do get trends developing in our canteen e.g. Monday something is offered with boiled potatoes, Tuesday there is potato salad, Wednesday there is potato soup. Better than throwing good food out! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4256#post-44731 Mon, 31 Oct 2011 12:56:03 +0000 crowriver 44731@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>Our work soups are often yesterday's leftovers (not off the plates, I hope) run through a blender.</em></p> <p>Taking them off plates would be against hygiene regulations. Nothing wrong with using leftovers, that's usually the genesis of classics like chicken soup for example. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4256#post-44726 Mon, 31 Oct 2011 12:10:26 +0000 wingpig 44726@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Our canteen's "cream of spicy haggis" soup was so popular and allegedly tasty that a colleague requested that it become a regular offering. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4256#post-44725 Mon, 31 Oct 2011 12:06:58 +0000 cb 44725@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Our work soups are often yesterday's leftovers (not off the plates, I hope) run through a blender.</p> <p>Can be pretty good, but can lead to some odd varieties. Cauliflower and Chorizo, that kind of thing.</p> <p>Whenever the soup name is preceded by "Curried" or "Spicy" you <em>know</em> it's left overs. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4256#post-44701 Mon, 31 Oct 2011 10:42:48 +0000 kaputnik 44701@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Our work soups are dreadful, I think they must come in as soup concentrate which are watered down. Even tinned soup is nicer. I'm very fond of Heinz Tomato as a comfort food, not because it's <em>that</em> nice, but more for sentimental reasons. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4256#post-44697 Mon, 31 Oct 2011 10:39:43 +0000 SRD 44697@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Recipe for the porridge? That's sensitive stuff. not sure you should ask colonials. We started eating porridge in Zimbabwe when the Scots emigre family we were staying with always had them. Made with South African 'Jungle oats' :)</p> <p>Anyway, these days we go for a 3-1 ratio using Stoats* mixed porridge oats, and add a spoonful of powdered milk to make sure everyone gets their calcium. </p> <p>*or sometimes Flahavans </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4256#post-44692 Mon, 31 Oct 2011 10:27:05 +0000 chdot 44692@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Recipe please. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4256#post-44691 Mon, 31 Oct 2011 10:22:46 +0000 SRD 44691@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>We have porridge at home, but have got in the habit of doing our own 'stoats', depending on the season:</p> <p>-dried cherries are fabulous. cut them in half and add early on. (we get cherries as xmas presents from m-in-law who lives in cherry producing state)<br /> -dried apples current favourite - use scissors to chop and add, then sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar.<br /> -in season, fresh strawberries and raspberries, blueberries if in Canada</p> <p>- we usually use the darkest muscovado sugar we can get (real foods), but I like demerara with raspberries, and sometimes scottish honey for a change. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4256#post-44674 Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:02:01 +0000 Its_Me_Knees 44674@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Nelly, you are a philanthropist of the highest order. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4256#post-44670 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 23:09:04 +0000 Nelly 44670@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>IMK, in the good old days I could have sneaked you past security, but sadly its like fort knox now. </p> <p>Back there in a few weeks, will see if I can get a takeaway for you ! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4256#post-44667 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 22:37:27 +0000 Its_Me_Knees 44667@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Nelly : sounds like a very worthwhile staff eaterie. Can you smuggle out soup for the poor and needy of CCE...? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4256#post-44662 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 22:22:12 +0000 Cyclingmollie 44662@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Gembo - I love the Stoats Porridge Stall combination of porridge, chopped hazelnuts, white chocolate buttons and single cream.</p> <p>chdot - that was nice soup, with a coffee and a cake for £5.50 wasn't too bad. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4256#post-44659 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 21:48:30 +0000 Nelly 44659@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>" I (re)discovered mulligatawny soup"</p> <p>Our staff restaurant does mulligatawny - to an amazingly high standard. I am not lying when I say some people get it as takeaway to eat at home - and for 44p per portion !</p> <p>Yum ! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4256#post-44658 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 21:39:04 +0000 Its_Me_Knees 44658@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Crowriver : That mulligatawny recipe looks very tempting, and not over-complicated. Might give it a go when the snows fall... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4256#post-44657 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 21:18:53 +0000 crowriver 44657@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Nettle soup is surprisingly nutritious. The main ingredient is free and plentiful too, though some sturdy rubber gloves required when harvesting. </p> <p>Pea and ham, or lentil and bacon are old favourites; chicken broth too. Mulligatawny I've only ever had from a can, it's a bit like spicy oxtail soup I suppose. I suppose if you made a beef or lamb curry with tomatoes, and added more liquids than normal, if it cooked for long enough you could drain off the excess liquids and get a sort of home made mulligatawny. Or else there are recipes for <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/jennysmulligatawnyso_71379">bespoke mulligatawny</a>. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4256#post-44656 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 21:10:17 +0000 cc 44656@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Mmm. Guilty soup pleasures.<br /> When I find myself in Germany I head for a supermarket and buy lots of Linsentopf to bring home. It's like lentil soup on steroids. Great stuff.<br /> <a href="http://www.simplygerman.co.uk/images/products/knorr-deftiger-linsentopf518.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.simplygerman.co.uk/images/products/knorr-deftiger-linsentopf518.jpg</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4256#post-44654 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 21:01:15 +0000 gembo 44654@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I-M-K - Baxter's minestrone for me.</p> <p>Folds - I was in that soup cafe at back of NMS many times but I do not think I ever had soup. They did good sandwiches too. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4256#post-44651 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 20:46:29 +0000 Its_Me_Knees 44651@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>During the snows last winter I had to make a few mercy dashes - well, slippy-slidey saunters really - to the local shops to forage for provisions for my family. Amid the rapidly emptying shelves of Tesco in DMains I (re)discovered mulligatawny soup. It was just the best thing after a cross-street snowball fight. I've only ever had the Heinz variety though... I wonder if anyone does a 'fresh' version. </p>