macaroni soup

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Macaroni soup is soup that includes macaroni. The food was included in Mrs. Beeton's Book of Household Management, where the connection with Italy is mentioned and the dish includes Parmesan cheese.{{cite book|last=Beeton|first=Isabella |title=Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management|year=2006 |publisher=Wordsworth Editions|pages=70|isbn=9781840222685 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XIlZuk8IvWcC&dq=%22macaroni+soup%22&pg=PA5|access-date=2008-08-06}} In the early 19th century, macaroni soup was one of the most common dishes in Italian inns.{{cite book|last=Cadell|first=William Archibald|author-link=William Archibald Cadell|title=A Journey in Carniola, Italy, and France, in the Years 1817,1818|publisher=George Ramsey and Company |location=Edinburgh|year=1819|pages=152|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TlM4AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA152|access-date=2008-08-06}}

The soup was discussed as a food to improve the health of poor miners. Weeds can be used in macaroni soup in times of poverty to provide vitamins and minerals.[http://researchspace.csir.co.za/dspace/handle/10204/1330 Researchspace: Nutrition and occupational health and safety in the South African mining industry, part 1] Due to its inexpensive nature, it is often part of the menu in institutions such as schools, hospitals and prisons. Protein such as soya beans can be added to provide nutrition.{{cite journal | url=https://doi.org/10.1007%2FBF02582377 | doi=10.1007/BF02582377 | title=Soya protein products for institutional feeding systems | year=1981 | last1=Pereira | first1=L. | last2=De Campos | first2=S. D. S. | journal=Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society | volume=58 | issue=3Part2 | pages=355–362 | s2cid=96782930 | url-access=subscription }} It was included in a cookbook for schools in 1896.{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bat7waDgnVoC&dq=%22macaroni+soup%22&pg=PA1 | title=Original 1896 Boston Cooking-School Cook Book | isbn=9780486296975 | last1=Farmer | first1=Fannie Merritt | date=January 1997 | publisher=Courier Corporation }} One book suggests using it as a food to comfort distressed mental patients.{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vB8-kkXKFxMC&dq=%22macaroni+soup%22&pg=PA171 | title=Transformational Reminiscence: Life Story Work | isbn=9780826115409 | last1=John a. Kunz | first1=MS | date=23 April 2007 | publisher=Springer }} The dish was served as part of the menu for students in Memorial Hall, Harvard, in 1882,{{cite news| url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9F01E1DE153DE533A25756C2A9649D94639FD7CF | work=The New York Times | title=Rooms And Board At Harvard | date=1882-12-25 | access-date=2010-05-12}} where their food was described as looking better than it tastes.

In the Philippines, a common macaroni soup is known simply as sopas ('soup' in Tagalog). It originated from the American chicken noodle soup. It is made with macaroni, various vegetables and meat (usually chicken), with added evaporated milk. It is regarded as a comfort food and commonly served during cold days or to sick people.{{cite web |title=Chicken Sopas |url=https://www.angsarap.net/2012/02/01/chicken-sopas-2/ |website=Ang Sarap |date=February 2012 |access-date=16 December 2018}}{{cite news |title=How to Cook Sopas - the Creamy Filipino Macaroni Soup |url=https://delishably.com/grains/Simple-Steps-to-Cook-Sopas-the-Creamy-Filipino-Macaroni-Soup |newspaper=Delishably |access-date=16 December 2018}}

The soup is also known in Indonesia and Malaysia, where it is sometimes served with chicken balls.{{cite web |url=http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Monday/National/2299027/Article/index_html |title=The New Straits Times Online |access-date=2008-08-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080805093343/http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Monday/National/2299027/Article/index_html |archive-date=2008-08-05 }} In Indonesia, macaroni soup is an easy dish often served for children and during sahur meals in Ramadan.{{cite web |title=Resep Sup Makaroni Sosis untuk Menu Sahur, Enak dan Gampang Dibuat |url=https://www.idntimes.com/food/recipe/sinta-listiyana/resep-sup-makaroni-sosis |website=IDNTimes.com |access-date=20 June 2022}}

Macaroni in soup is also commonly found in Hong Kong, especially in Cha chaan teng (Hong Kong–style cafes). McDonald's in Hong Kong serve the dish in its breakfast menu.{{cite web |title=Breakfast Platter and Twisty Pasta |url=https://www.mcdonalds.com.hk/menu/breakfast-platter-and-twisty-pasta/ |website=McDonald's Hong Kong |access-date=24 November 2022}}