Gazpacho is a traditional Spanish soup from the region of Andalusia located in the south of country. This soup is also popular in Portugal when it is known as gaspacho. Gazpacho is also consumed in parts of South America. The main ingredient of this cold vegetable soup is tomato. Soaked bread is optional. Other ingredients are garlic, onion, olive oil, vinegar, salt and water.
Some people love to experiment. They also add cucumbers, avocado, corn, grapes or something else to prepare the gazpacho according to their own taste. Gazpacho is a very popular refreshment during hot summer months. Gazpacho is a very old soup. There are opinions that it was brought to Spain by Arabs. Some say that the soup has its origin in the time of Ancient Rome.