Vegetable soup

It dates to ancient history, and is a mass-produced food product in contemporary times.

[4][5][6][7] Some vegetable soups are pureed and run through a sieve, straining them to create a smooth texture.

[10] Vegetable soup is mass-produced in canned, frozen, dried, powdered, and instant varieties.

A 5th-century Roman cookbook included a recipe for "a forerunner of onion soup.

[16] Clifford Wright has stated that cabbage soup was important in medieval Italian cuisine.