r/Strasbourg • u/Ancapgast • 7h ago
Question Is it normal to eat onion soup with two spoons?
Hello,
I'm visiting Strasbourg. Today I've had a pretty unusual experience and I don't know if this is normal or incredibly weird.
My girlfriend and I were in a restaurant and the waiter was taking our order. I was first to order and asked for the onion soup as starter. The waiter immediately asked if we wanted two spoons. We looked confused and he explained: "To share?". My girlfriend had not ordered yet at this point.
We were still pretty confused, but were curious to see what we would get so we said yes.
We (immediately, the same minute!) got our soup, one plate with a single normally portioned bowl on it. And two spoons. The plate was put on the middle of the table. As you might imagine it was pretty difficult not to spill soup as our spoons had to travel half the distance of the table to end in our mouths.
Now I'm very curious to know: is this normal in Alsace/Strasbourg/France? To me, soup seems like one of the least shareable foods. But the waiter acted like it was the most normal thing to do. It all felt really awkward.