Which thick French soup, made from leeks, potatoes, chicken stock and cream, is usually served cold?
Leek soup vichyssoise, which is generally served cold. Leek soup Leek soup is a soup based on potatoes, leeks, stock (usually chicken), and heavy cream. Other ingredients used may be salt and pepper, and various spices. Generally the potatoes are diced and cooked in broth, while the leeks are chopped and sautéed. After this all ingredients are combined and stirred. Chives may be used for garnish. Leek soup is strongly associated with Wales, and is an important item of Welsh cuisine. In Romania, this soup is popular and known as "Ciorbă de praz", and in France it is called "Soupe aux poireaux."
Chicken soup or dumplings. Cream of chicken soup is a thick, creamy, soup made with chicken stock and pieces, combined with milk (or cream) and flour, which might contain vegetable pieces, depending on the recipe. Several terms are used when referring to chicken soups: Chicken soup has long been touted as a form of folk medicine to treat symptoms of the common cold and related conditions. In 2000, scientists at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha studied the effect of chicken soup on the inflammatory response "in vitro". They found that some components of the chicken soup inhibit neutrophil migration,