French onion soup

French onion soup

Alternative names	Soupe à l'oignon
Course	Starter (entrée)
Place of origin	France
Serving temperature	Hot
Main ingredients	Onions, beef or chicken stock or water, croutons, grated cheese
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French onion soup (French: soupe à l’oignon [sup a lɔɲɔ̃]) is a soup of onions, gently fried and then cooked in meat stock or water, usually served gratinéed with croutons or a larger piece of bread covered with cheese floating on top. Onion soups were known in France since medieval times, but the version now familiar dates from the mid-19th century.