India, Sept. 19 -- The Lizzie Borden Story has viewers dissecting more than the infamous 1892 axe murders. A dinner scene featuring celeriac soup has also drawn attention, with the show's depiction of the Borden household raising questions about what Lizzie Borden and her family actually ate.

The scene appears early in the series, which premiered on September 17 and stars Ella Beatty as Lizzie Borden, Charlie Hunnam as her father Andrew Borden and Rebecca Hall as her stepmother Abby. Netflix describes the drama as a fictionalized interpretation built around details from the historical record.

The celeriac soup shown in Monster is part of the series' reconstruction of life inside the Borden household. In the scene, a meal is discussed af...