In Popular Culture
- The Soup Nazi is a fictional character from Seinfeld who makes fantastic soup but has very strict ordering procedures.
- In the horror film, The Exorcist, Regan MacNeil vomits what appears to be bile while possessed; the special effect used was pea soup.
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