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Senate bean soup is a signature dish of United States; we have verified places to eat it in Washington DC. A simple navy bean soup with ham hock and mashed potato, on the menu of the United States Senate cafeteria every day since 1903 and still in DC's diner repertoire. Start with where to eat Senate bean soup in Washington DC.
A simple navy bean soup with ham hock and mashed potato, on the menu of the United States Senate cafeteria every day since 1903 and still in DC's diner repertoire.
Senate bean soup has been on the menu of the United States Senate restaurant in the Capitol every day, almost without exception, since 1903. The origin story credits Senator Fred Dubois of Idaho, who in 1903 mandated the soup; an alternative credit goes to Senator Knute Nelson of Minnesota. The version is austere: navy beans simmered with smoked ham hocks, mashed potato to thicken, onion and seasoning, nothing else. The Senate kitchen will give the recipe out to any caller; it is among the most-published recipes in DC history. Outside the Capitol, the soup turns up at Bullfeathers on Capitol Hill and Old Ebbitt Grill.
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