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A note for the future: the Japanese Wikipedia article ja:チキンスープ refences this article in its history. When performing actions that affect the location or nature of the history of this page, please keep this in mind. - RedWordSmith 16:20, Jan 20, 2005 (UTC)
Here's why I reverted some minor details: I know for a fact that chicken soup as a folk remedy is not popular only in the U.S. The origin is probably European Jews. My grandmother, who was raised in Poland, made chicken soup whenever we were sick, and I grew up in Israel (also, this is not unique to my own family). "Unknown reason" just strikes me as silly: folk rememdies are folk remedies, it's a matter of tradition, one doesn't necessarily need a reason, but there are plenty of possibly reasons listed in the article. Guanaco removed the paragraph that explained why Chicken soup is good for invalids even if not medically proven so, claiming it to be blantantly point of view. I've tempered it down (removed "tasty", which is subjective, and turned "ideal" into "good"), but the other listed advantages of chicken soup are provable facts: relatively easy to prepare, relatively cheap, nutritious, easy to digest - these are not matters of opinion. --Woggly 13:38, 7 Dec 2004 (UTC)
Chicken soup as a food for invalids is used in other countries, yes, but I don't think it is perceived as a particularly jewish thing outside of America, and those who get their view of the world from American media. Hence, any reference to 'jewish penicillin' needs to be explained at every point (since chicken soup is not really viewed as a particularly 'jewish' thing outside America), and hence the belief may have been current in a wider population than just European jews.
- Actually, living in the U.S., the first time I heard of the term was in this article. A quick Google search seems to show that that term's legitimate, or at least this article isn't its origin, but even so, I don't believe that there's any particular association between Jewish culture and chicken soup here; excluding, of course, chicken soup with matzo balls, which I think I have seen in a supermarket at the appropriate time of year. - RedWordSmith 06:33, September 3, 2005 (UTC)
- I would tone down the Jewish references. While it may have played a part of the history of Jewish cuisine, I think the majority of this should be under a subsection such as "cultural origins", "Jewish Cuisine" or otherwise. - G 08:42, 19 October 2005 (UTC)
[edit] British Chicken Soup
Chunky vegetables? Find me a single recipe that references chunky vegetables. It may say it on those filthy cans of the stuff, but claiming it's a definitive feature is stretching it a bit. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 194.81.87.17 (talk) 15:38, 4 January 2007 (UTC).
