Gazpacho

James Silverton said:

Hello, All!

I have several recipes for Gazpacho. Some of them include bread
and some don't. I've never been able to decide whether I like
bread or not. Certainly, its absence makes the soup a more
appetizing red but the soup has more body with bread. I wonder
what others think?

James Silverton

Not sure if this idea would work or not, perhaps use 'mashed potato'
flakes - the sort from a box - instead of bread? Maybe that might do
the trick you'd like. Just a suggestion 😉

Sky

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James Silverton said:

I wonder
what others think?

Try it and tell us what YOU think....no one elses' opinion is revelant
but yours.

James Silverton said:

I have several recipes for Gazpacho. Some of them include bread
and some don't. I've never been able to decide whether I like
bread or not. Certainly, its absence makes the soup a more
appetizing red but the soup has more body with bread. I wonder
what others think?

What others think are just their personal opinions and preferences which
may be very different from your own. You have to decide if you want to
make a gazpacho-like concoction to your own specifications, or whether
you want to try an authentic Andalucía version. From what I gather,
traditional gazpacho andaluz versions nearly always include (stale)
bread and/or croutons. That is what you would encounter in most
traditionally-minded places in Spain. It is said that, originally,
gazpacho was based on ancient Roman concoction consisting of stale
bread, olive oil, vinegar and salt. Tomatoes, etc. came later.

Victor

On Aug 6, 11:22 am, "James Silverton" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Hello, All!

I have several recipes for Gazpacho. Some of them include bread
and some don't. I've never been able to decide whether I like
bread or not. Certainly, its absence makes the soup a more
appetizing red but the soup has more body with bread. I wonder
what others think?

I make it with lots of cuke and other veggies; no bread. I guess if I
were going to plow the north forty and gazpacho was my breakfast I'd
add some bread. But intentionally doing as little as I must, I don't.

On Mon, 06 Aug 2007 17:04:41 -0400, Ward Abbott <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

James Silverton said:

I wonder
what others think?

Try it and tell us what YOU think....no one elses' opinion is revelant
but yours.

there's no harm in seeking others' opinions. not everyone believes
their way is the only Right and True Way, as you seem to do.

your pal,
blake

On Tue, 07 Aug 2007 05:01:45 -0700, stark <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

On Aug 6, 11:22 am, "James Silverton" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Hello, All!

I have several recipes for Gazpacho. Some of them include bread
and some don't. I've never been able to decide whether I like
bread or not. Certainly, its absence makes the soup a more
appetizing red but the soup has more body with bread. I wonder
what others think?

I make it with lots of cuke and other veggies; no bread. I guess if I
were going to plow the north forty and gazpacho was my breakfast I'd
add some bread. But intentionally doing as little as I must, I don't.

i got myself a self-plowing north forty. it's the new thing.

your pal,
blake

stark wrote on Tue, 07 Aug 2007 05:01:45 -0700:

s> On Aug 6, 11:22 am, "James Silverton"
s> <[email hidden]> wrote:
??>> Hello, All!
??>>
??>> I have several recipes for Gazpacho. Some of them include
??>> bread and some don't. I've never been able to decide
??>> whether I like bread or not. Certainly, its absence makes
??>> the soup a more appetizing red but the soup has more body
??>> with bread. I wonder what others think?
??>>

Given the predicted temperature around here, 100F, gazpacho
seemed a good idea. I used a recipe calling for bread, probably
nearer the original peasant soup, but I have decided that I
prefer it without bread. There are a lot of recipes out there,
some of them being essentially fruit soups.

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

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