Turtle soup is a soup or stew made in Europe, East Asia, Southeast Asia, and North America using the meat of turtles. Species from the snapping turtle family and the softshell turtle family are often used in the dish.
In TMNT[]
In the hustling, bustling city of New York in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise, nothing beats a nice piping hot bowl of turtle soup (well, at least in a certain part of the multiverse, anyway). The Shredder, in particular, declares, "Tonight, I dine on turtle soup!" on multiple occasions when confronting the Ninja Turtles, so much so, that it has become one of his catchphrases.
Needless to say, this is probably one thing that the Ninja Turtles would prefer not to have on their pizza. Turtle soup is regularly mentioned in the TMNT franchise, typically used by antagonists to express malice towards the Ninja Turtles.
Mirage[]
In the Mirage continuity, there are two volumes of the Turtle Soup anthology series and in volume one is the Turtle Soup and Rabbit Stew issue.
1987 TV series[]
In the 1987 TV series, the Shredder first states that he would dine on turtle soup during one encounter with the Ninja Turtles in "Shredder & Splintered". Mock turtle soup is the cause of Tiffany breaking up with Burne Thompson, who orders it for lunch, leading to Tiffany labeling him a turtle lover in "Return of the Shredder". Baxter Stockman smacks his lips at the thought of Cement Man turning the Ninja Turtles into soup in "Curse of the Evil Eye". In "Usagi Yojimbo", Usagi encounters a restaurant staff dressed as rabbits. When Michelangelo intervenes, the head of the restaurant mistakes the turtle for an employee of his Turtle Soup restaurant.
TMNT II: The Arcade Game[]
In Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game, the Shredder declares he will dine on turtle soup after Baxter Stockman's first defeat.
TMNT: Turtles in Time[]
In Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time, Super Shredder retains his appetite for turtle soup, calling it his favorite.
Image[]
In the Image continuity, Powerhouse, ready to fight Raphael, asks his fellow criminals to recall recipes for turtle soup in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles issue 10.
2012 TV series[]
In the 2012 TV series, Karai orders turtle soup from Mr. Murakami and nearly tricks April into trying it in "Karai's Vendetta".
2014 film series[]
In the 2014 film, the Shredder threatens to make the Ninja Turtles into turtle soup while preparing to fight them.
Rise of the TMNT[]
In Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Meat Sweats mentions his plan to make the Ninja Turtles into turtle soup in "The Evil League of Mutants".