Mallorcan soup (also spelled Majorcan; Catalan: sopes mallorquines; Spanish: sopas mallorquinas) or Mallorcan dry soup is a typical dish in the gastronomy of the island of Mallorca.[1][2] It is a rustic dish, often closer in texture to a casserole or very thick stew.[3][4] It typically is eaten with a fork rather than a spoon.[5]
This dish appears in the Middle Ages.[6][7][better source needed] Its origin is peasant,[8] probably from the villages of the Majorcan mountains (Serra de Tramuntana).[9][10] Reflecting the harshness of rural life, it traditionally was made with whatever produce was available in the vegetable garden, primarily cabbage, spring onions, leeks and garlic, to which stale bread and vegetable stock were added. In rare cases, meat or wild mushrooms might be included.[11] According to one source, it was prepared without pork by the Chuetas, those descendants of Jews forcibly converted during the Inquisition, who had lived on the island for centuries, and then spread among the rest of the Majorcan population.[6][better source needed]
The dish is eaten mainly in winter and is quite commonly found in village restaurants offering the island cuisine.[citation needed]
Mallorcan sope is prepared and presented in a traditional terracotta dish, locally referred to as a greixonera.[12] It is a thick soup, in appearance similar to a vegetable stew.[13][14][15]
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- ^ "Majorcan-Style Vegetable and Bread Stew". Bon Appetit. May 2002. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
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- ^ "Majorcan Bread and Vegetable Soup Recipe". NYT Cooking. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
- ^ "Sopes mallorquines". www.tasteatlas.com. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
- ^ a b Thorbois, Jean-Marc (2020-01-25). "Les "Chuetas" de Majorque ou les Juifs malgré eux" [The "Chuetas" of Majorca or the Jews in spite of themselves]. Mon Majorque (in French). Retrieved 2022-10-12.
- ^ Miquel (2013-04-14). "Miquelcinema: Breu història de les sopes mallorquines". Miquelcinema. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
- ^ "Las sopas mallorquinas" [The soups of Mallorca]. Iberia. Archived from the original on 2019-07-09.
- ^ "VilaWeb - Lletres". www.vilaweb.cat. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
- ^ Fàbrega, Jaume (1999). La Cuina de Mallorca (in Catalan). Edicions de la Magrana. ISBN 978-84-8264-223-9.
- ^ Consell de Mallorca. Cultural Landscape of the Serra de Tramuntana: Proposal for inscription in the World Heritage List (UNESCO) — Island of Mallorca — Spain (PDF). Vol. I. Palma de Mallorca, Spain: Consell de Mallorca. p. 158. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
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- ^ "Mallorcan winter soups". Productes de Mallorca. 2020-01-19. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
- ^ "Season recipe: Mallorcan soup — Santa Catalina Market — Palma de Mallorca". Mercat de Santa Catalina. Retrieved 2022-10-12.