What is National Pepper Pot Day?
National Pepper Pot Day is a celebration that honors a soup with deep roots and a mythology to go with it. On December 29th, explore the flavors and history of the filling dish.
Pepper pot soup is a highly seasoned soup made with peppercorns, small pieces of meat, tripe, vegetables, and broth. Since it was brought to the area by people from Africa, the West Indies, and the Caribbean, the dish may be more familiar by the term Philadelphia Pepper Pot. Colonial Black women served the dish in their homes, the homes where they lived, and in markets. Many historians believe it to be an early street food.
This soup is credited to George Washington's chef, according to one legendary story. The Continental Army was stationed in Valley Forge on December 29th during the brutal winter of 1777 to 1778. The tale goes that during the brutal winter of 1777 and 1778. George Washington, the army's chef, asked George Washington to cook a meal that would lift morale and warm the troops. So the chef assembled some ingredients and called it Pepper Pot Soup. The troops loved the dish so much that they dubbed it "the soup that won the war."
Despite the fact that the tale is inaccurate, it deserves some credit for raising the popularity of pepper pot soup in Philadelphia and giving the dish its other name, Philadelphia Pepper Pot, although the dish's true name isn't correct.
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