Reflections on Snapper Soup
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1558/ppc.27791Keywords:
regional culinary history, Philadelphia, United States, Snapper Soup, iconic dishes, Turtle soup, recipe evolution & standardization, Hoboken Turtle Club, private clubs, Great Britain, terrapins, preparations & techniques, social historyAbstract
The paper looks at the origins of Snapper Soup, which -- along with pepperpot or perhaps scrapple and the cheese steak, a later addition, -- is a dish traditionally associated with Philadelphia.
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