Definition of mock turtle soup in US English:
mock turtle soup
nounˈˌmɑk ˈtərdl ˈˌsupˈˌmäk ˈtərdl ˈˌso͞op
Imitation turtle soup made from a calf's head.
Example sentencesExamples
- Dating back about a century, mock turtle soup started with a calf's head, an element that was replaced decades ago by Worthmore with boneless beef.
- Calf's head used to be, in England, a standard source of meat for mock turtle soup.
- I had a delicious mock turtle soup at that place by the river.
- The name for this new dish was obvious - mock turtle soup.
- Ands until their abrupt closure late last year, the restaurant made a pretty good Cincinnati Chili and both real and mock turtle soups.