Well, here is an experiment for you:
1) Cream of mushroom soup ingredients:
a) Roux (butter and flower slightly cooking the flower to a light brown depending on your taste).
b) Water or home made stock.
c) Cream
d) Mushrooms.
e) Salt and season to taste.
Now, go to the store and read ANY label on on a can / box of cream of mushroom soup.
There is your answer.
I'm from Louisiana. You had me at ROUX! Pronounced "roo". Probably a French thing.
Yup! As per: https://www.youtube.com/c/FrenchCookingAcademy
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