Veloute or soup, what's the difference?

[Egbert]

I made veloute courgette today from a recipe on the web, but I'm now wondering why it's called a veloute rather than just soup? I always thought a veloute was a base for a sauce.

 

[mjd]

I have no idea but wanted to say from Chicago, IL (USA).

 

[Burt Blank]

I always thought a veloute was a base for a sauce.

Good morning mate from Podstrana Croatia. If your soup was cream based and made with a roux it's a Cream veloute based soup. It's a load of old bollocks really. Did your soup taste good ?

 

[CraigC]

Welcome from SE Florida!

 

[Egbert]

Hi, folks and thanks for the replies.
There was no roux in the original recipe I added a potato to provide thickening. It did taste good, a very nice subtle flavour which I boosted by using a garnish of fresh chopped garlic chive. This was the original recipe Courgette Velouté

 

[caseydog]

Hi, folks and thanks for the replies.
There was no roux in the original recipe I added a potato to provide thickening. It did taste good, a very nice subtle flavour which I boosted by using a garnish of fresh chopped garlic chive. This was the original recipe Courgette Velouté

I would call that a soup. That is what most Americans would likely call it. I've always thought that a Velouté was a sauce, too.

CD

 

[TastyReuben]

I'd call that a soup, and I'd assume the originator of the recipe just wanted to make it sound fancier than "courgette soup."