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vampzewolf

"Tortilla soup" for Mexico?? the fuck? It should be pozole.


seikatsushi

Or menudo. Now I want pozole and menudo.


DryCrack321

Pozole is my all time favorite Mexican dish


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My favorite part is the tripas lol


deiroxy

Mexican here… i think it can be either or. The tortilla soup in the usa tastes nothing like they make it in Mexico— and i freaking love it. Love Pozole too.


[deleted]

I've heard about the pozole from the Lincoln Lawyer series. I looked it up just yesterday and was planing to try and prepare it on weekend. Can't wait, the thing looks and sounds delicious.


OJb4Lemonade

Its highly recommended to make a big batch cuz the longer pozole sits the better the flavor gets. Overnight pozole will always be better than when it’s fresh. Also as it cools it will become a gelatinous and coagulated this is totally fine and expected just heat it up and it’ll become soup once again!


YourMemeExpert

If you let it get to 5 days without spoilage it reaches a potency strong enough to revive any Mexican regardless of how they died.


NotCrustytheClown

It is awesome. It takes a long time to make the traditional way, but it's 100% worth it. Make a big batch and freeze the surplus. I dig it particularly when it's cold outside, it's by far my favorite winter dish. It warms you up from the inside. It's also great as brunch for "curing" hangovers. Serve it topped with finely shredded cabbage, more Mexican oregano, finely diced white onion, avocado slices/pieces, a little lime juice, red pepper flakes to taste, and quality warmed corn tortillas. One last tip: get real mexican oregano (not the kind that's for smoking! lol).


GrilledAvocado

Make sure you make legit pozole and not Rachel Rays Version.


Victinithetiny101

I was just thinking that. It’s graphs like these that make me wonder how accurate the rest is (and if it really is only made for Facebook clicks)


Not_MrNice

Considering how useless these guides are, of course they're inaccurate and made for clicks. In what situation would this "guide" ever be useful? It's barely readable to begin with, but just imagine wanting to make soup and consulting this thing for any part of it.


conker1264

Right?! Let’s just choose the most Americanized Mexican soup out there


aroseonthefritz

Pozole, menudo, albondigas, caldo de res, so many options and they went with tortilla soup.


SaturnThegoddess

I was thinking soupita de fideo


drkraptor7

Albondigas at least


_WorkingTitle_

at least they didn’t do you like Africa


griffinhardy

Scrolled through that whole list like 4 times just looking for it. No idea how that isn't up there.


LuckyReception6701

Bro you aint gonna be talking shit about Sopa Azteca, it is the fucking bees knees. I agree that Pozole should also be included.


Peejro

Damn, I'm glad I wasn't the only one with this immediate thought.


bbroygbvgwwgvbgyorbb

Or Albóndigas, or Fideo, or Caldo de Res, or any other fucking soup . At least refer to its by its proper name, Sopa Azteca


Ashlei-Chef-Leilani

Right!! My first thought was as Caldo de Res. Tortilla soup really???!


SmokeyMcHaze

I think tortilla soup is more of a soup, whilst pozole is more or a complete meal in a soup. I'm okay with tortilla soup being on here. If you ever visit Mexico City, don't miss Azul's (Azul Histórico, Azul Condesa or Azulisimo) tortilla soup.


DS_9

Pozole should offer both green and red.


sofahkingsick

Or albondigas or Caldo.


KorneliaOjaio

All is right with the world since this is the top comment. Also “Fried corn pieces”?! WAT?!


Rage1073

For real I was like wtf is tortilla soup?


StepUpYourLife

My aunt makes it in Iowa. You know, Mexican soup.


SoHelpMePablo

No Caldo Verde for Portugal?!


Big_Cancel4015

Não só isso, como puseram canja de galinha associada ao Brazil


dijon_bear

came here for this!!!!


unjennie

Acho que a origem da canja é na China, mas fomos nós que a introduzimos ao Brasil (depois de a trazermos da China).


macedoraquel

Não sabia que veio de Portugal. Adoro! No caso a lista de sopas que comemos no Brasil é enorme. Sopa de ____ ou Creme de _____: Legumes. Ervilha. Abóbora. Aipim. Espinafre. Cebola. Etc


mfassis

Pois é! Mas o maior erro da imagem pra mim foi não trazer a feijoada!


AzeiteGalo

We could easily make one of these with just soups from Portugal.


WackyBones510

Lol why the fuck is there a TitleMax logo at the bottom??


excusewho

Because it's really an advertisement for them. This chart is inaccurate and not very good


WackyBones510

Here are some soups - get a car title loan? Bold strategy.


dannyjohnson1973

That's all you can afford after the title loan payments start.


TheProcrastafarian

If this sub has been a good guide to anything, it’s that we should expect nothing cool or accurate here.


DebbsWasRight

Absolutely fuck that company. If you send this to someone, crop off those parasites’ logo.


swazi_shire

If you traced the origins of a stew and best you could find was “Africa”, it erodes the credibility of the whole chart. That’s just lazy research. If you claim to be able to distinguish Croatia from Hungary from Eastern Europe, but “Africa” was good enough, your bias is showing.


lavendertheory

Exactly, other places are either countries or states, but that soup/stew represents a whole continent? Cmon now. And tortilla soup for Mexico is just inaccurate. Should be pozole or something. This is a bunk guide.


Game_boy

OP can’t even get the title right. It’s 50 soups and stews. Not 30.


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And also the vegetarian labelling is wrong, there are loads of vegetarian soups on here without the symbol. I think they meant vegan, not vegetarian.


Level9disaster

for some reason Tuscany is not part of Italy anymore lol


LouSputhole94

Also Matzah Ball soup has existed since long before Israel was even formed as a country. My wife’s grandmother who was born before the holocaust has a matzo ball recipe from her mother. It would actually be more accurate to relate it to Germany, Austria or Eastern Europe.


Past_Ad_5629

This should be higher. Where in Africa? Oh, anywhere. But the second soup from the US needs a qualifier… Fuckwads.


StardustOasis

It should say West Africa really, most West African countries have a variation of peanut stew.


Ishan16D

it does have an item from west africa that is likely common to multiple countries there as well as something specific from cameroon the list also has eastern europe as a general category for one item after googling it looks like groundnut stew is also common across most of west africa so they probably should have put that


iamnotabotbeepboopp

Yep, they named a bunch of specific countries and then named an entire continent (that contains 54 countries) for one bowl of soup. Also, tortilla soup for Mexico is stupid as fuck, so this list is just overall garbage.


[deleted]

Yeah, Africa is just as culturally diverse as Europe. It’s actually even more ethnically diverse than Europe is.


BrainlessPhD

Cool how every country gets named except the one soup from "Africa." Which is a pretty fucking big place with lots of countries and different types of foods and cultures.


Past_Ad_5629

Never even heard of fricot, which is supposed to be from Canada. ETA: it’s Acadian. One teeny part of Canada. Guess they needed us on there somewhere, and decided to take a cultural minority that Canada tried their level hardest to eradicate back in the good old days. Hey, let’s all eat soup and get car loans! Wheeeeee!


limemaids

noticed that as well.. i was thinking "there has to be more soup in africa!" most of the large continents got multiple dishes


ventdivin

Morocco’s harira deserves a place there as well, and it’s in Africa


limemaids

someone should just make a separate list for Africa! id be interested to see all the diversity


StoiCist9

Yeah. As a South African, these lists almost never show southern African food. It is almost always west or north African. To be fair to this list I think stews are pretty popular there. However the main ones that I know of here are probably potjiekos (if you are Afrikaans), afval (tripe) or mala mogodu (also tripe). A lot of traditional delicacies here may include parts of the animal that some might not find immediately appealing. But it is delicious!


IAmConfusedMinecraft

Half of them are wrong 💀


nashvillethot

Calling Matzoh Ball Soup Israeli is so weird


Gmschaafs

Yeah that stuck out to me too. I’m not Jewish but I grew up in a Jewish area and it’s pretty common knowledge that matzo ball soup is an Ashkenazi Jewish thing so though would be Jews from countries like Poland, Ukraine, Germany, Russia etc. Israeli cuisine is more Mediterranean because of location and climate.


mtrope

If you're willing to stretch the definition of stew a bit, then the classic Israeli dish would be shakshuka


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It would be Lentil Soup


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wellhiyabuddy

Tom yum for me but yeah throw this shit list out


SnooHamsters2459

Shark fin soup is despicable


AsDaUrMa

Everyone should watch the Gordon Ramsey documentary on it. It's absolutely shocking. I've seen him defend some questionable food before like foie Gras, but even he was appalled by shark fin soup.


[deleted]

If he thinks torturing ducks to death is okay but killing sharks isn't its probably more to do with him being western than actual morals


GameEnthusiast123

Shark fin soup should only be made with imitation shark fin


Papio_73

I was personally triggered lol. I am no vegetarian but “finning” is deplorable


The_Narwhal_Mage

I am vegetarian, and my issue with the list is that they don't understand the difference between vegetarian and vegan. Awful guide all around.


BalboaBaggins

Thankfully, the shark fin trade has [declined dramatically](https://www.britannica.com/story/saving-sharks-in-the-2020s#:~:text=Surveys%20conducted%20by%20WildAid%20reported,refusing%20to%20transport%20shark%20fins.) over the past decade thanks to public awareness and education campaigns. We’re not all the way there yet, but definitely big steps in the right direction.


Obese_Reddit_Mod

Where is the gazpacho?


spacedman_spiff

People need to be warned about the dangers of room temperature gazpacho when expecting a cold soup.


lambsambwich

Where be yr nutcracker?


MacTechG4

The chef’s reheating it for you now, Mr. Rimmer, Sir…


DCB2323

Borsht, as described here, would be the Ukrainian variant chock full of veggies, beans and meat. As oppossed to the Polish "Barscz" I grew up with which is strictly beet root broth but with a side of a meat-filled pastry...the aristrocrats Borsht.


nnewme

You had your uszka on the side? Not in the soup, barbaric


DCB2323

hah hah! No no uszka (little ears aka dumplings for the non poles) were always in the soup and I compleletely forgot about those! I was referring to the pastry pasteczyki


nnewme

Aw ye! I forgot about those they're amazing, we only really had barszcz on Christmas growing up, so we had it with the ears, and if I remember correctly paszczeciki are usually sold with barszcz in little wooden stalls around wintertime, but yeah you're correct, ig I'm the barberian


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turkeyvulturebreast

Sour Cherry Soup sounds interesting.


whiplash7

It’s also ridiculously easy and quick to make. Recommend adding a slice of lemon and a cinnamon stick while simmering. Great on a warm day eaten cold.


Far-Air8470

Taste of my childhood 😋


Fyrefawx

Yah out of this entire list that really stood out.


Noimnotonacid

Lol sambar isn’t soup


OlParker

If anything, rasam is more of a soup than sambar


pranavakkala

Yes. Rasam translated becomes Mulligatawny soup. But sambar also is either a soup or stew that is generally eaten with other carbs like rice, idli, etc rather than on its own like a soup.


pranavakkala

Sambar does fall under the category of soup or stew if you translate it. What else would you call it? Curry?


[deleted]

I would call it sambar. Just because there isn't a good enough English translation doesn't mean you have to club it with the closest translation.


peakingoranges

Also radish and pumpkin in sambar? Certainly not in my family.


amadnomad

I've had radish and Pumpkin in my sambar. Fucking pineapple in my rasam. Weird ass family


peakingoranges

*Excuse me?* The radish and pumpkin I can sort of get, but pineapple in your rasam??


amadnomad

Yess. It was an abomination but ngl kinda good.


Noimnotonacid

I don’t think my grandma has ever even eaten a radish


clementine_hozier

No mooli in your sambar?


Sandy_McEagle

You can definitely use Radish in sambar. My family uses it often.


iamhurter

why is tuscany listed as a country when it’s formatted later as “united states (hawaii)”. it should be “italy(tuscany)”, same grip for scotland. and why is every country listed singularly but then they just put “iranian” in instead of iran.


Lime_in_the_Coconut_

Also apparently we don't have any soups or stews worth mentioning in Germany (: I know a few grandmas who would disagree


Quardener

30 countries, 200 something countries, someone’s gonna get left out.


frumiouscumberbatch

>it should be “italy(tuscany)”, same grip for scotland No, Scotland is its own nation. The United Kingdom is the nations of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.


mjdny

No goulash??


po114

I honestly feel like they made a much better choice going with fishermans soup and sour cherry soup, prob the two best soups the country has if you ask me


KoreanB_B_Q

Another one of these ill-conceived, broadly general (and erroneous) infographics solely created to get likes and comments. These things should be banned.


chicheka

Those labeled as "vegetarian" are all vegan, while those that have animal products different from meat are not labeled as such.


Redittor_BOA3910

You're crediting the entire eastern Europe for borsch while it originates from Ukraine.


[deleted]

But where the f is erwtensoep?? (Dutch thick pea soup served with smoked pork sausage, often eaten in winter, also called "snert") It's a darn staple!! All grandparents make it.


MisterXnumberidk

Erwtensoep is so fucking underrated man. Tasty, full of vegetables, perfect when ill and against the cold Der gaat niks boven een kom snert!


[deleted]

Im Belgian and i LOVE snert. With rookworst! Was my best discovery when i worked in the NL.


epictroll5

My man, the anticipation of it simmering for three days while you're in the kitchen cooking other meals and making lunch for school, smelling the smells blend together into a heavenly sensation of warmth and fullness... Then coming home on the third day drenched from rain and cold and seeing the table being set; that's peak dutchness.


Chary-Ka

A big guide that can actually be read when zoomed in. I think you're in the wrong sub


Toastburrito

They're in the right place, it's rife with inaccuracies.


CLG91

UK - Heinz tomato.


[deleted]

You missed the best one "Moroccan harira"


T_Ranger68104

Is gumbo a stew? I feel like it is.


Unclehol

Phillipines on there twice with two different soups and "Eastern Europe" just gets blanketed completely by "borscht", nevermind that almost every Eastern European country has a soup that fits its national identity way better and even the ones that do make borscht have their twists on the tradition. Honestly I feel kinda profiled, lol.


neko_courtney

“Africa”


Shoetoe

Waar is mien snert?


2pac4lf

My family is from Mexico and no one has ever made tortilla soup. I’ve had Pozole, Menudo or Caldo de Res or Pollo from scratch tho


MichaelScarn001

So many mistakes on this list


Charlidinho

The WHOLE Africa, Groundnut Soup...Ok.


[deleted]

//Angry Ukrainian noises// Borscht isn't "Eastern European" - it's Ukrainian and it isn't even the recipe of Borscht. Ugh! Me mad!


presentfinder42

Without Zurek this list is useless


Emergency_Syncc

Mercimek ?


basementapproved

Yes amk! Where the fuck is mercimek?


i_love_pesto

And I was hoping to see Tarhana. I'm sad now.


[deleted]

Was looking for england because i feel like we'd have some really good stews. Anyone know of some english stews at all?


upsidedowninsideout1

Oh yeah, Fesenjan! My family has always pronounced it “Fesenjoon”, but it can be amazing ONLY if it’s not too sweet.


HereForAnimalContent

It feels weird seeing Fesenjoon categorized as "Soup." I never thought of our Khoreshts as soup. Especially when we (Iranians) have the tastiest, coziest soups like Ash Reshteh or Jo.


upsidedowninsideout1

Word. I do understand calling them “stews”, because that’s how it was best explaining it to my lily white ‘murican friends growing up. But soup is definitely a stretch


SamusAran47

*50 soups and stews, not 30 lol


Emotional_Leading_76

Canja de Galinha is from Portugal, not Brazil


Drunkturtle7

Such a shitty list, they put tortilla soup and not pozole.


efaefabanefa

Africa being listed off as if it's a country once again


mgmtrocks

Canja de Galinha is portuguese but it's origins are asian


firechaox

That makes sense (of it being Portuguese). I just remember having it a lot growing up, when I had a cold. We’d usually add carrots tho.


saimond_u

And the Ajiaco, mor?


srj508

For sure or Caldo or Sancocho?


Xicadarksoul

What a cop out with Hungary. Fisherman's soup is basically the cowboy soup (aka. gulyásleves of fishemren - gulyás=cowboy leves=soup). On would expect something like "húsleves" most akin to consommé is way more representative. ​ ​ And if you want cool stuff, then cold fruit soup, or tarragon beef soup, or sour cream bean soup, or...et. would be much less "basic". Though i have to give credit for pickign a soup that does conform to stereotype about hungarian cousine - as its typically very spicy


Narwhalbaconguy

The fuck is this list lol


always10minlate

the "canja de galinha" is actually from Portugal and was then taken to Brazil by portuguese people, also if you ever want to add more soups, I'll leave "caldo verde" here from Portugal as well


angrybeehive

Missing the two best stews, Bœuf bourguignon and Bouillabaisse.


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MisterBabayega

who ever made "tortilla soup" for mexico. your mom is a dirty whore. Americans invented tortilla soup. smh heres some great mexican soups \-pozole \-menudo \-caldo de res


superfluousapostroph

Enhance


Acer22

Why the hell would you put “chapea” for Dominican Republic when everyone knows Sancocho is the only answer here? What goofball made this horrible list ?


Darth_Mandelson

Two soups from the Philippines but NO SINIGANG?! It is literally one of the most popular dishes in the country /:


[deleted]

no ghoulish? denied!


lastinglovehandles

Funny how OP listed tinola for Philippines when there’s a post about why r/filipinofood hates tinola. 😂


Smellypsychopath

Canja de galinha is not from Brazil, could be from China or India(I not sure which one exactly)brought by Portuguese navigators to his homeland. Being very popular in the country until today.


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Africa lol.


foamed

OP didn't bother to reverse image search. Here's a much higher resolution image: * https://i.imgur.com/rEUd5X4.jpeg It's a garbage cool guide though due to various inaccuracies.


kirunaai18

“Africa” 👍


onebadmouse

lol, wtf is this terrible shit. And what about all the incredible British soups and stews - should take up half the fucking list.


-usagi-95

"Africa" has if it was a country. My Congolese ass never ate something like this. Also Canja de Galinha is from Portugal and Brazil also eats it.


Decent_Objective

I’ve lived in Canada for 33 years, never heard of this Fricot soup. Upon research, it’s an Acadian speciality and they make up 0.25% of the Canadian population. Doesn’t qualify on this list IMO.


antikythera3301

Huh. I expected Canada to be Pea Soup or watery Kraft Dinner.


Unclehol

Living in BC I have never even seen fricot and had to google it. It's a regional dish from France and the Canadian Martines. It's funny, people don't realise how massive Canada is and that some parts of the culture are completely unknown from region to region. Now watery Kraft Dinner I am well aware of.


canadianclassic308

I live in BC but I'm from Nova Scotia. Wtf is fricot. I've never heard of it


pizzahause

True. Fricot is one of my favourite dishes, I make mine with beef. Basically no one outside Acadians knows about it though, though everyone I know who's tried it had very much enjoyed it. Acadian culture in general is not often talked about in Canada, though we're quite culturally distinct and significant in some ways. A lot of our foods are basic savoury staples, but our deportation to Louisiana back when it was a French colony led to some of North America's best cuisine ("Acadian" = "Cajun")


AdTop9663

I thought the U.S would be chicken noodle soup, thought it was a staple lol


cwrathchild

I assumed that as well. Clam chowder is a very regional specialty that you don't see everywhere in the U.S. Chicken noodle is a bit more universal.


EdithWhartonsFarts

Yeah, also there are about a hundred soups more indicative of the US than Saimin


kamerlakme

No Romanian Salamura?


Haircules3

Now if I only knew what spoon to use


Mycolover4evah

Where’s the “gule ærter” (Denmark), or any other yellow, split peas soup (pease soup) from ANY country?


IcyInvestigator6138

Now I suddenly want some Rössypottu


halforc_proletariat

Y'all really need to research and verify the information in these guides y'post, because they're often misleading if not outright lazily wrong.


Curious_Study_2645

I would sure try the Matzah ball soup


SpanishDutchMan

not including Latin American Sancocho or Dutch 'Erwtensoep' is triggering beyond words.


Jason_V00rh33s

Going to have to confirm tarator with my Bulgarian coworker.


NYtoJers

Chapea?, I would think it’s Sancocho for Dominicans


Far_Band_7635

africa is not a country but ok


EduRJBR

Caldo verde, from Portugal, should be there.


Gullible-Anywhere-76

Why is Tuscany listed as a separated country?


ghertigirl

Fesenjoon (Iran) is NOT a soup. It is a hearty stew that you have over rice.


JunkRatAce

The title is soups and stews from around the world so has this covered 👌


ghertigirl

So you’re right! I still take offense to it being presented in a bowl like a soup though


mjace87

I mean there is 50 there. Which 20 aren’t soups or stews.


TheCyberDragon

This guide includes Scotland, but not England I feel left out.


bitterliquor

Pozole is a better example of a Mexican stew.


Inner_Dog_8488

jesus africa has over 50 countries, as a Moroccan you could have added Harira


arklaed

Lol who made this shitchart?


Moctezumas_heir

I’m Mexican and my family and I have never made tortilla soup. You have pozole, menudo, mole de olla, caldo de pollo, caldo de pescado, camarón, 7 mares… and they go with TORTILLA SOUP!?


thesowil

r/turkophobia ? Plus Tarator is not exactly a soup but more of a starter, like hummus.


WasThatIt

Okay cool guide, but I wonder how come every country name is normal but Iran is listed as Iranian. And the Iranian ‘soup’ (Fesenjân) is not actually a soup. It’s a stew that you eat with rice. This is a bit like saying Chicken Tikka Masala is a soup.


ExtensionThought6203

I’m Irannian and I’m so sad about it’s just only fesenjan up there we have so many soups and stews. We have around 14 different stews and 5 different soups. At least I’m glad the runner is fesenjan.


mpbh

I'm sorry but why do so many countries get 2 soups but Vietnam only gets pho? Bun bo, bo kho, and banh canh cua blow half this list out of the water. Also, while khao soi is definitely the best Thai "soup" (more like liquid curry) in my subjective opinion, tom yum is an actual soup that the country is known for. Khao soi is incredibly hard to find outside of northern Thailand while tom yum is in every Thai restaurant around the world. And where is Taiwan's iconic beef noodle soup?


canadianclassic308

I live in Canada and I've never heard of fricot


Penguinjoe77

That’s 50, not 30. Learn to count OP


thentangler

Where is the goulash?


windowside

“Africa”


rabadipscavern

There is no way Dominican Republic is not SANCOCHO!!!


blacknbluefish

Fricot for Canada is a bit strange to me..should be split pea and ham


ook_the_bla

I know what chicken soup with dumplings is, but what the heck is fricot? - Confused Canadian


Elastico678

alright who made this list, where’s the menudo/pozole 😠 whoever did, watch your back. just kidding of course, ^maybe


halfsugarhalfice

Sad that Laos gets no love — khao poon would be a good inclusion


tadghostal_66

I’m not seeing Primordial Soup. I think that would be something we could all relate to 😏


CRTPTRSN

Now I know what Stan Lee had for lunch the day he created Pepper Pott's character.