On Mondays at Nicaragua Christian Academy (and traditionally in many homes in Nicaragua), it is "sopa" (soup) day in the cafeteria. Soup in a climate like Nicaragua? Yup, it is actually a pretty common food, surprisingly enough. While most NCA kids have the option of eating boring old pizza on this day, I always go for the soup. . .an incredibly huge bowl filled with ginormous chunks of vegetables (notice the yucca root, the purple potatoes, and the squash) and meat (this soup was sopa de res, or beef) and plantains (bananas in soup?--actually pretty incredible!). Usually, you get a whole plate of white rice on the side as well. People joke that in Nicaragua, you use a knife and a fork to eat soup. I think that is pretty accurate! I'm never quite so full as on Monday afternoons. . .now, if only we were ultra-traditional and took a mandatory siesta after lunch. . .:) So today, on this Monday afternoon, I'm thankful for SOUP!
(Photo by Stuart Li for NCA)
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