A bowl of hot soup tastes great, especially on a cold winters day. It’s filling, nutritious and delicious. Everyone has their own favourite, whether it is tomato or beef and vegetable, but there are some soups out there that could make your stomach turn.
We have compiled a list of the world’s most extreme soups. These broths are full of odd, awful and exceptional ingredients. They have everything from beer fed beef to bird spit. The first on our list may be mouth watering but the price is eye watering.
Vietnamese Pho
Many people have had pho soup. It tastes great and comes at a reasonable price, or at least it did. A California restaurant created a £3,473 bowl of this Vietnamese staple. While the money for the soup goes to charity, that does not mean this is not a special meal. Ingredients for the soup include:
- A5 Wagyu beef (this is beef with excellent marbling that gets beer in its feed.)
- White Alba Truffles (which are the most valuable truffles on the market)
- Foie gras broth
- Hand-raised been sprouts
- Noodles that are actually made from a very rare blue lobster
While this is the most expensive bowl of soup sold, it was only for a single charity auction.
Buddha Jumps Over The Wall
The most expensive soup available on a menu is served in London’s upscale Mayfair neighbourhood. Guinness World Records certified that the £108 bowl of “Buddha Jumps Over the Wall soup” is the most expensive on any menu in the world. The ingredients for this soup are more than just expensive, they are rare and include:
- Abalone ( This is the meat of a sea snail. People harvesting it have to watch out for great white sharks)
- Japanese flower mushroom (this is one of the highest grade Shiitake mushrooms available)
- Sea cucumber
- Dried scallops
- Chicken
- Huan ham (this ham comes only from the hind legs of certain pigs, takes months to prepare and can only be produced at certain times of year.)
- Pork
- Ginsing
The next soup on our list has a big price tag but it might require an iron stomach.
Birds Nest
Birds nest soup is exactly what it sounds like. It is a soup made from a birds nest, specifically the nest of the Swiftlet. This soup is expensive for two very good reasons. First, collection of Swiftlet nests is regulated so supply is limited. Second, the birds build their nests high on the sides of caves. This means nest collectors must risk life and limb over vertigo inducing drops to collect even a few of the tiny nests.
Each nest is made almost entirely of the dry spit of the Swiftlet. A single bowl of the soup can cost £68 and one kilogram of nests is worth about £1,375. To make the soup, you boil the birds nest until it becomes soft like a jelly. The ingredients include:
- Birds nest
- Eggs
- Chicken broth
- Rice wine
- Pepper
If you are not interested in eating a birds nest, why not try some fish. Our next soup is considered an aphrodisiac.
Shirako (Cod Sperm)
This soup is made from the milt sack of the cod fish. For anyone not acquainted with the ins and outs of fish anatomy, the milt sack is the container of sperm inside a male fish. The sack is cooked until it breaks down into a custard like consistency so it basically makes its own soup. If you are thinking of sampling this delicacy you will need:
The Oldest Soup
Ok so you can’t actually eat this soup because it is 2,400 years old. Chinese archaeologists discovered a bowl of soup in an ancient tomb. The soup contained various animal bones and scientists are working to understand what ingredients the soup is comprised of. While we might not know much about it yet, it is nice to know that even thousands of years ago, our ancestors were enjoying a hot bowl of soup.
FAQs
The lawsuit against Campbell's is for allegedly violating the Clean Water Act by discharging pollutants into Maumee River from its facility, which sits about 43 miles upstream of Lake Erie. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) also filed a lawsuit, on behalf of U.S. EPA.
What was the old Campbell's soup slogan? ›
In the early 1930s, Campbells' introduced the slogan MMM MMM GOOD with the launch of their chicken noodle soup. The iconic slogan quickly became synonymous with the Campbell's brand and was such a hit with consumers that Campbell's decided to make it their official slogan.
Is Campbell's soup discontinued in the UK? ›
We are back in stock and our iconic condensed soups are back on the shelves of the major supermarkets. Thank you for your patience and loyalty to our brand!
Is Campbell Soup sued over E coli phosphorous discharges at Ohio plant? ›
The suit, which has been filed on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency, accuses a Campbell Soup plant in Ohio of violating the Clean Water Act by discharging wastewater filled with pollutants into the Maumee River, which feeds into Lake Erie. This includes high levels of E.
Why is Campbell's soup closing? ›
The aging facility and inefficient nature of the site's configuration can no longer support the increased consumer demand and continued growth of the business. Campbell will close the facility in phases and expects to cease operations by July 2026, with the first phase to impact 120 of its 330 employees in August 2024.
Is Campbell's soup in China? ›
Campbell and Swire said about 355 billion servings of soup are consumed in China annually. But most of those servings are of homemade soup, and the challenge is to persuade consumers to buy packaged soup. Hong Kong-based Swire has distributed Campbell's broth in China since it entered the country.
What did Campbell's used to be called? ›
We were founded by fruit merchant and namesake Joseph Campbell and commercial canner Abraham Anderson in 1869 as Anderson & Campbell. We claimed the name Campbell Soup Company during Dr. John T. Dorrance's tenure as president in honor of his groundbreaking invention—condensed soup.
Who owns Campbell's soup company now? ›
Campbell Soup is not owned by hedge funds. The company's largest shareholder is Mary Alice Malone, with ownership of 18%. The Vanguard Group, Inc. is the second largest shareholder owning 7.9% of common stock, and BlackRock, Inc. holds about 6.0% of the company stock.
Why is Campbell's soup can red and white? ›
1898. First red & white soup can label debuts after a company executive attends the annual Cornell-Penn football game and is impressed by Cornell's new red and white uniforms.
Does Campbell soup still own Godiva? ›
The Campbell Soup Company agreed on Thursday to sell its Godiva Chocolatier unit to Yildiz Holding of Turkey for $850 million. The sale of Godiva, the iconic Belgian chocolate maker with $500 million in annual sales, ends a monthslong auction that included a cast of colorful suitors: Starbucks, Hershey's, Wm.
Campbell's Chunky Philly-Style Cheesesteak soup
Campbell's officially discontinued its Philly-style cheesecake soup in 2021 to very little pushback. Reviews of the canned soup were mixed at best, with plenty of folks pointing out that it tasted nothing like an authentic Philly cheesesteak.
Does Pepperidge Farm own Campbell soup? ›
Campbell Soup Company, one of the largest and most highly respected food companies in North America, acquires Pepperidge Farm in 1961. America gets its first taste of Goldfish® crackers in...
Does Campbell's soup have BPA? ›
Does the packaging of your food contain BPA? Campbell has transitioned to non-BPA lining in all of our aluminum and steel cans in the United States and Canada. PET bottles, pouches and cartons such as those used for V8 beverages, Swanson broths and Campbell's sauces are (and have always been) non-BPA packaging.
Does canned soup have phosphorus? ›
Phosphorus that has been added to food in the form of an additive or preservative (inorganic phosphorus) is found in foods such as fast foods, ready to eat foods, canned and bottled drinks, enhanced meats, and most processed foods.
Does canned soup have bacteria? ›
All structurally intact and properly processed food in cans have already been cooked at high enough temperatures and pressures to kill most all food borne pathogens, as long as you consume them within 4 hours after opening.
Why were Campbell's soup cans controversial? ›
The subject matter initially caused offense, in part for its affront to the technique and philosophy of the earlier art movement of abstract expressionism. Warhol's motives as an artist were questioned. Warhol's association with the subject led to his name becoming synonymous with the Campbell's Soup Can paintings.
Why did schools collect Campbell soup labels? ›
Labels for Education was a marketing program begun in 1973 by the Campbell Soup Company in the United States, and later also in Canada. The program allowing schools to earn books, musical instruments, computers, and other school supplies in exchange for labels or Universal Product Codes (UPCs) on associated products.
Does the Campbell family still own Campbell soup? ›
Dorrance (d. 1930) invented the formula for Campbell's famous condensed soup in 1869 and took the helm of the Campbell's Soup Company in 1914. At least 87 members of his lineage today own more than a third of the global food giant, which generates more than $9 billion of annual revenue.
What is the meaning behind Andy Warhol Campbell soup? ›
Many stories say that Warhol's choice to paint soup cans reflected on his own devotion to Campbell's soup as a customer. The most accepted story on the subject is that Warhol was having a conversation with a friend who encouraged him to paint something that you see every day, something that everyone would recognise.
