Samstag gibt`s dick Supp - Das (ge)hessische Suppenbuch mit Prominenteneinlage

What could be better than a plate of really delicious soup? Quite simple: when this is then also served with a lot of typical Hessian humor. If you are looking for lots of delicious soup recipes and want to get them spiced up with wit, "Samstag gibt`s dick Supp" is the perfect book for you. Thomas "Bäppi" Bäppler, the popular Frankfurt entertainer and Travestiestar, has together with presenter and actress Sibylle Nicolai the favorite recipes of numerous celebrities together, which are commented by the two in an amusing way - primarily with numerous pictures, in which especially "Bäppi" may reveal his penchant for weird outfits and disguises.

The recipes come from such diverse personalities as comedian Bodo Bach, actor Claus Theo Gärtner, footballer Jimmy Hartwig, theatre director Prof. Claus Helmer, scene chef Mirko Rhee, bestselling author Jan Seghers, Lotto legend Karin Tietze-Ludwig or presenter/comedian Johannes Scherer. As different as these celebrities are their recipes. Whether iced pea soup, carp soup, Frankfurt "Gemiessupp", potato-mangold soup, apple cider-onion soup or Baden snail soup, there really is the right soup for every taste. The preparation is sometimes humorous, but always presented in an easy-to-understand way, which makes re-cooking the recipes an enjoyable as well as tasty affair.

"Samstag gibt`s dick Supp" is a colorful, cheerful cookbook that also offers the reader a short time travel through the history of soup culture. Short portraits of soup godfathers, a praise of soup by Eva Demski, a look into the recipe booklet of a farmer's wife, a very special version of Suppenkasper and many other nice ingredients make the book an entertaining and very charming read. If you like soups, no matter if in the cold season or in warmer temperatures, if you don't throw the ingredients together doggedly while cooking but like to smile in between or if you just want to get to know the favourite soups of prominent Hessians, you should definitely not miss this very special cookbook! Guten Appetit!

An article by Frankfurt-Tipp