Talk:Turtle soup

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[edit] Recipe

I found the recipe here: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/13923/13923-h/13923-h.htm (old enough to be off-copyright) BillFlis 18:29, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Chinese version?

is this the same as turtle soup found in Asia, e.g. Singapore... Chensiyuan 11:58, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

i've added a pic of the Chinese version of turtle soup -- and yes it is indeed a widely known delicacy in Asia, at least in places like Singapore (just google "turtle herbal soup" on google.com.sg). from what i can see at the wikicookbook entry as well, the Chinese version is rather different. Chensiyuan 13:57, 22 July 2007 (UTC)

Excellent addition. What kind/species of turtle is used? (I suspect different from the other versions mentioned.)--BillFlis 02:31, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

To be honest I don't know. I only enjoy eating it :) But I'd try to find out. Chensiyuan 02:34, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

I think the species used is "Pelodiscus sinensis"? The following links might be helpful: [1], [2]. Chensiyuan 06:47, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Move to Wiki Cookbooks?

I think it's important for this article to remain in some form in the encyclopedia. In looking around the web, I've found that some people are surprised (or ignorant of the fact) that turtle soup (which is always snapper in the Philadelphia region) really contains turtle meat, and assume that all such soups are now mock turtle. Green sea turtles, from which the soup was originally made, are now a threatened or endangered species in some areas, which probably adds to the impression that turtle soup can't have turtle meat in it. Then there's the "yuck" factor! If the article gets copied (and I don't see why it shouldn't, altho a good modern recipe for American snapper soup would be a nice addition), the recipe and trivia can be removed here, but I think the definition (and ==See also== Mock turtle soup) should remain.--BillFlis 08:29, 26 August 2006 (UTC)