A list of different types of soup/stew.

Broths (stocks, bouillons)

Strained liquid from cooking things in water

Consommés

Clarified meat or fish broth

• Stock
• Rosol

Noodle Soups

• Ramen, Japanese fresh or dried noodles in broth
• Saimin, Hawaiian fresh, soft, undried egg noodles in bonito fish or shrimp broth with Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, Hawaiian, Korean and Portuguese influences
• Pho, Vietnamese staple noodle soup

Pottages

Broths heavy with chicken, noodles, or vegetables

• Gumbo
• Mulligatawny

Other Broths

• Scotch Broth: mutton, barley and various vegetables
• Chicken noodle soup: Broth with pieces of chicken and noodles

Chowders

Thick soups usually containing seafood and potatoes, milk and cream

• Clam chowder

Clear

• Stock

Cream

Thickened with a white sauce. Although they can be consumed on their own, they often come in condensed form and can be used to create a variety of meat and pasta dishes.

• Cream of tomato soup
• Cream of mushroom soup
• Cream of broccoli soup
• Cream of celery

Bisques

Heavy cream soups, with shellfish or puree of vegetables, fruits, or fish.

• Lobster bisque
• Tomato bisque

Pureed

Coulis

Originally meat juices, now thick purees

Stews

Large chunks of meat or vegetables left in the liquid

• Mulligan Stew - made with whatever is on-hand

Miso

Miso soup (Japanese) fish stock soup, with seasonal vegetables

Cold (chilled)

Some soups are served only cold, and other soups can optionally be served cold

• Vichyssoise - (French) creamy potato and leek soup, served with chives
• Gazpacho - (Spanish) pureed tomato and vegetable soup

Dessert Soups

• Ginataan , Filipino soup made from coconut milk, milk, fruits and tapioca pearls, served cold.

Not Organized Yet

• Avgolemono - (Greek) soup made of lemon juice, rice, and egg yolk
• Biersuppe - (German) beer soup
• Borscht - (Slavic) beet soup
• Bouillabaisse -
• Cioppino - (Italian) fish stew with tomatoes and a variety of fish and shellfish
• Pepper pot -
• Pozole - (Mexican) thick, hearty soup made of pork or chicken meat and broth, hominy, onion, garlic, dried chiles and cilantro
• Menudo (Mexican) tripe, calf's feet, chiles, hominy and seasonings
• Minestrone - (Italian) vegetable soup

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