Soup has been around for as long as there have been pots to cook soup in. Soup speaks to the human soul: It warms us up when the weather is cold, cools us down when the weather is hot, fills us up when we’re ravenously hungry, and offers ready nutrition for a weak or timid appetite. Every culture has a soup that defines the culture and the people who eat it. For example, borscht, miso soup, chowder, goulash, and onion soup are all national soups, which is the subject of this lesson.