The kind of soup that the Charlie's family ate is a thin, watery cabbage soup for dinner, along with minimal foods like boiled potatoes, margarine and bread as a result of their extreme poverty.
Thin, watery cabbage soup was a simple and unappetizing soup that was a daily staple food for the Charlie's family before Charlie had found a golden ticket and was able to leave his impoverished circumstances.
The thin, watery cabbage soup was mainly made from water, cabbage and some onion, pepper and salt.
And it was often described as cabbage water because it was so thin and watery, especially on the days when the Charlie family could not afford much.
The thin watery cabbage soup, along with boiled potatoes and cabbage was the only food that the Charlie family could afford for the most of his life.
It also represented the Charlie family's extreme poverty and hunger.
And it was also the last meal that Charlie had before his life changed and he was invited to Willy Wonka's chocolate factory.
The thin and watery cabbage soup also became a memorable and iconic symbol of Charlie Bucket's humble beginnings.