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Bookbinder's soup, also known assnapper soup, is a type of seafoodsoup originating in the United States atOld Original Bookbinder's restaurant inPhiladelphia. The original soup is a variety ofturtle soup made with typical stew vegetables such as tomatoes, carrots, celery, bell peppers, onions, leeks, mushrooms, and garlic. It is commonly made withcommon snapping turtle meat. The soup spread to other places, such as theDrake Hotel inChicago, where the turtle meat was replaced withred snapper, a fish chosen likely because of the similarity of the name. TheChicago Tribune published a version of the recipe given to them by the executive chef at the Drake.[1]
The name "Bookbinder" comes from Samuel Bookbinder, aJewish immigrant from theNetherlands who opened Old Original Bookbinder's in 1893.[2] Its alternative name originally referred to the use of common snapping turtle meat in its preparation. Old Original Bookbinder's lists the soup as "snapper soup" on their menu, but the Bookbinder name is often used in other places.