What's in a name?

[fredroy]

I wonder how much a bisque is a way to get around things like Catholics not having meat on Friday or Jews faking kosher by adding shellfish to food.

My whole understanding of keeping kosher is mammal meat and dairy are never mixed. To the point of two separate sets of cookware. That's how my mom explained it when I was little.

 

[NotHardUp1]

For the Catholics, that would not be the motive, as fish of any kind is not categorized as meat. It is protein and animal, but fish has been not counted as meat for many centuries. Catholics can eat lobster all day long on Fridays, so have no reason to puree it to mask it.

It's just an evolved French delicacy of sorts.

 

[luckynumbah7]

Is chowder pureed, or blended?

Both to my knowledge as it's pureed and then the whole kernels are added last

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[NotHardUp1]

Both to my knowledge as it's pureed and then the whole kernels are added last

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I think there are multiple methods for making the base of a chowder. If its a cream style, they make either a bechamel or simply add that butter and flour paste to the boilling water. I've seen others puree the potato to go a different route.

I love corn chowder.