tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608981500503190263.post5871805814947270699..comments2024-03-14T00:20:52.885-07:00Comments on The Merlin Menu: Bewley's Tuscan Tomato and Bean SoupRon Merlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11022345464893871480noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608981500503190263.post-89009744513148882402012-02-10T05:55:08.286-08:002012-02-10T05:55:08.286-08:00I just now noticed your acknowledgment of the note...I just now noticed your acknowledgment of the note I put in the empty container I returned to you! I am providing a copy of that note with pleasure:<br /><br />Thank you for the toothsome soup, Ron!<br /><br />It was full-bodied and thick, both interestingly different yet familiar. I usually can pick out the different ingredients of other people’s recipes but I was hard put to discern what that certain something was that made your soup different from minestrone or other tomato-based soups. <br /><br />Topping it with a dollop of sour cream gave it another layer of flavor so that I felt I was eating two different soups in one bowl. I could have the soup straight when I wanted that experience and have it with sour cream for another, creamier experience.<br /><br />Your soup is a whole, complete meal for a vegetarian. A crust of good, chewy bread for dipping (no butter needed as the soup was rich enough on its own) and a beverage of one’s choice rounds out the meal and gives one’s tummy a sense of satisfaction. <br /><br />The beans gave it a texture that was reminiscent of eating meat without all the cholesterol and without all the chewing, chewing, chewing. I don’t like it when my food resists my attempts to eat it; your soup was totally compliant and surrendered to me without a struggle.<br /><br />I meant to resist but I admit I licked the spoon and the bowl clean.Jonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17746948279902838035noreply@blogger.com