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I posed the question in the wrong place, soooo, I'm asking it here. What is the difference between a bisque and a chowder. I've seen both as creamy, & starch-based, or not. For instance, Manhattan Clam Chowder has no cream and little starch in it, Brocoli Bisque that again has no flour or cream in it, etc.
Before posting the question, I thought maybe a bisque was smooth and a chowder, chunky.
But I don't really know.
From Epicureous Food Dictionary we get: bisque
[bihsk]
A thick, rich soup usually consisting of pureed seafood (sometimes fowl or vegetables) and cream.
And: chowder
A thick, chunky seafood soup, of which clam chowder is the most well known. The name comes from the French chaudière , a caldron in which fishermen made their stews fresh from the sea. New England-style chowder is made with milk or cream, Manhattan-style with tomatoes. Chowder can contain any of several varieties of seafood and vegetables. The term is also used to describe any thick, rich soup containing chunks of food (for instance, corn chowder).
But Epicureous has not always been correct in my observance. So what do all of you think the difference is?
Seeeeeya; Goodweed of the North
Before posting the question, I thought maybe a bisque was smooth and a chowder, chunky.
But I don't really know.
From Epicureous Food Dictionary we get: bisque
[bihsk]
A thick, rich soup usually consisting of pureed seafood (sometimes fowl or vegetables) and cream.
And: chowder
A thick, chunky seafood soup, of which clam chowder is the most well known. The name comes from the French chaudière , a caldron in which fishermen made their stews fresh from the sea. New England-style chowder is made with milk or cream, Manhattan-style with tomatoes. Chowder can contain any of several varieties of seafood and vegetables. The term is also used to describe any thick, rich soup containing chunks of food (for instance, corn chowder).
But Epicureous has not always been correct in my observance. So what do all of you think the difference is?
Seeeeeya; Goodweed of the North