953 nut 61,715 #1 Posted 20 hours ago National Seafood Bisque Day comes up every year on October 19 and we’re excited to help you celebrate. Originating in France, bisque is a thick and creamy soup, seasoned with any choice of seafood, including crab, shrimp, and crayfish. The basic ingredients used in a bisque are shellfish broth, cream, spices, and, occasionally, a dash of cognac, sherry, or brandy. The main choices of seafood used are shrimp, crab, and lobster, though recently, people have begun using clam and crayfish as well. An even more daring twist involves the use of mushrooms, tomatoes, or even pumpkins as a replacement for shellfish. Whatever you prefer to use, National Seafood Bisque Day is surely the most fitting day to enjoy this aromatic meal. Though bisque is often confused with chowder, the two are quite different. While bisques have a thin consistency, chowders are typically thicker and chunkier, more like stews. Some seafood bisques are reddish in color due to the seafood and tomato paste added to the soup. 6 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peter lena 9,401 #2 Posted 18 hours ago @953 nut always been a sea food junkie , never disappointed , steamed sea bass , seattle , excellent waiter too , pete 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 9,904 #3 Posted 17 hours ago Living in RI - it is one of the benefits of being near the Bay... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 61,715 #4 Posted 7 hours ago When I lived in Fort Pierce, FL, the best lobster diving was near the discharge line from the wastewater treatment plant. I never told my wife exactly where I got them, Just got them in the river honey. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
