10 December: The first Nobel Prizes, and a bowl of Swedish Yellow Pea Soup
The very first Nobel Prizes were handed out on 10 December 1901, with four of them presented in Stockholm. We stay in Sweden for ärtsoppa, the yellow pea soup Swedes still serve on Thursdays.
Soup of the day
Swedish Yellow Pea Soup
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Ärtsoppa is a thick Swedish soup of dried yellow peas and salted pork. The peas are soaked overnight and simmered with onion, a piece of lightly salted pork and dried marjoram and thyme until they break down.
Read about Swedish Yellow Pea Soup and get the recipe →What happened
The first Nobel Prizes are presented in Stockholm (Peace Prize in Christiania, now Oslo).
Why this soup
The prizes were founded by a Swede and presented in Stockholm; ärtsoppa is Sweden's classic soup.
Sources
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