American Francophile cooks in the last century learned this soup, along with dozens of other French classics.
French cuisine traditionally includes three courses and is all about fresh ingredients and mastering the basic techniques.
There's one thing I learned early on in my French life that I perfected immediately: the yogurt cake.
Julie Powell dedicated an entire year to cooking all the 536 recipes from Julia Child's book 'Mastering the Art of French Cooking'.