State on a Plate
Senate Bean Soup: The Most Consistent Part of Congress Since 1906
Does Senate Bean Soup live up to the hype? Why has it been the most consistent thing in congress since 1906?
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The District of Columbia is not only home to the federal government, but a collision of food ways, cultures and budgets. It's home to Mambo Sauce, Senate Bean Soup and the famous Half-Smoke. The Gin Rickey was created at a bar along in the late 1880s. The District has been through it all. It's was home to a growing freed black population after the civil war, wealthy aristocrats and everything in between. In the 1980s and 90's waves of Ethiopian's and Salvadoran's decided to call DC home.
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DC is home to 40+ Michelin awarded, restaurants, dozens of James Beard Award finalists, and only 600K full time residents. At the same time, it's home to a long-standing 'carryout culture.' How does a place so small have such a concentration of culinary talent?
DC's eateries were defined by how good their turtle soup was.
In the mid to late 1800's, a restaurant's quality was determined by how good its turtle soup was. Terrapin Soup, now known as turtle soup, was all the rage. Its even said that President Lincoln ate a bowl of it on the eve of his inauguration.
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