October 19th is National Seafood Bisque Day in the US.Bisques are a type of soup that originates in France. It's not known precisely how the name came about; it could be named after the Bay of Biscay, or alternatively it could come from bis cuites which means twice cooked.
The dish is traditionally a seafood one, although it can also be used to refer to some similar soups made using fruit or fungi. Crustaceans, such as crayfish, crab, lobster and shrimp are used to make it.
Seafood bisque is a creamy soup made from the crustaceans that is highly seasoned. The original bisques had the shells of the crustaceans ground into a paste which was then added to the soup. Rice can also be used as a thickening agent, which is then strained off before serving. The soup is usually strained anyway, so that the texture is smooth.
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