Chicken soups

Chicken soup is found in almost every food culture and is widely eaten as comfort food when someone feels unwell. A whole bird or bony pieces simmered slowly give a clear, flavourful broth that can be finished with noodles, rice, vegetables, egg and lemon, coconut milk or spice pastes.

SoupWiki lists 49 soups with chicken. Typical total cooking time is about 75 minutes, ranging from 15 to 210 minutes, and a serving is roughly 110–700 kcal (estimates). The quickest is Egg Drop Soup (~15 min) and the lightest is Egg Drop Soup (~110 kcal). None of them is vegetarian as usually made. All are served hot. They come from 31 countries, most often United States, Turkey, Mexico.

All 49 soups with chicken, by editor’s score

9.9Ramenラーメン (rāmen)Flag of JapanJapan210 min~550 kcal9.4Turkish Chicken SoupTavuk suyu çorbasıFlag of TurkeyTurkey75 min~260 kcal9.3Soto AyamSoto ayamFlag of IndonesiaIndonesia70 min~380 kcal9.0Ohn No Khao Sweအုန်းနို့ခေါက်ဆွဲ (ohn no khao swè)Flag of MyanmarMyanmar75 min~620 kcal9.0Wonton Soup餛飩湯 (húntun tāng)Flag of ChinaChina55 min~320 kcal8.8Aguadito de PolloAguadito de polloFlag of PeruPeru60 min~420 kcal8.8Canja de GalinhaCanja de galinhaFlag of BrazilBrazil60 min~280 kcal8.8Vermicelli SoupŞehriye çorbasıFlag of TurkeyTurkey20 min~190 kcal8.7TinolaTinolaFlag of PhilippinesPhilippines55 min~280 kcal8.6Chorba Beidaشربة بيضاء (chorba beida)Flag of AlgeriaAlgeria65 min~320 kcal8.5Firik SoupFirik çorbasıFlag of TurkeyTurkey50 min~300 kcal8.5Khao Soiข้าวซอย (khao soi)Flag of ThailandThailand60 min~620 kcal8.4Arabaşı SoupArabaşı çorbasıFlag of TurkeyTurkey120 min~380 kcal8.3Khao Piak Senເຂົ້າປຽກເສັ້ນ (khao piak sen)Flag of LaosLaos90 min~450 kcal8.2CazuelaCazuelaFlag of ChileChile80 min~450 kcal8.2Sopa de PicadilloSopa de picadilloFlag of SpainSpain100 min~300 kcal8.1Chicken Noodle SoupChicken noodle soupFlag of United StatesUnited States60 min~280 kcal8.1MulligatawnyMilagu thanni (origin)Flag of IndiaIndia55 min~320 kcal8.0Molokhiaملوخية (mulukhiyah)Flag of EgyptEgypt45 min~200 kcal7.9Caldo de GallinaCaldo de gallinaFlag of PeruPeru165 min~480 kcal7.8RosółRosółFlag of PolandPoland195 min~250 kcal7.8Sopa de LimaSopa de limaFlag of MexicoMexico60 min~300 kcal7.7Samgyetang삼계탕Flag of South KoreaSouth Korea90 min~700 kcal7.6Chikhirtmaჩიხირთმა (chikhirtma)Flag of GeorgiaGeorgia90 min~320 kcal7.6Ozōniお雑煮 (ozōni)Flag of JapanJapan40 min~280 kcal7.6Tom Kha Gaiต้มข่าไก่Flag of ThailandThailand35 min~420 kcal7.5Chicken Long RiceChicken long riceFlag of United StatesUnited States55 min~360 kcal7.5Thukpaཐུག་པ (thukpa)Flag of NepalNepal60 min~450 kcal7.4Caldo TlalpeñoCaldo tlalpeñoFlag of MexicoMexico70 min~340 kcal7.4SancochoSancochoFlag of ColombiaColombia115 min~520 kcal7.4Sopa de FideoSopa de fideoFlag of MexicoMexico25 min~220 kcal7.3Groundnut SoupNkatenkwanFlag of GhanaGhana80 min~520 kcal7.2Ghanaian Light SoupNkrakraFlag of GhanaGhana75 min~300 kcal7.2SopasSopasFlag of PhilippinesPhilippines45 min~420 kcal7.1AsopaoAsopao de polloFlag of Puerto RicoPuerto Rico65 min~480 kcal7.1Matzo Ball SoupKneidlach soupFlag of United StatesUnited States140 min~320 kcal7.1WaterzooiGentse waterzooiFlag of BelgiumBelgium80 min~520 kcal7.0Avgolemono SoupΣούπα αυγολέμονοFlag of GreeceGreece50 min~300 kcal7.0Egg Drop Soup蛋花汤 (dàn huā tāng)Flag of ChinaChina15 min~110 kcal6.8Green BorschtЗелений борщ (zelenyi borshch)Flag of UkraineUkraine55 min~280 kcal6.8KrupnikKrupnikFlag of PolandPoland90 min~320 kcal6.7AjiacoAjiaco santafereñoFlag of ColombiaColombia95 min~450 kcal6.6Yemenite Soupמרק תימני (marak teimani)Flag of IsraelIsrael165 min~450 kcal6.5Begova ČorbaBegova čorbaFlag of Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina90 min~380 kcal6.5Cock-a-leekieCock-a-leekieFlag of United Kingdom (Scotland)United Kingdom (Scotland)105 min~260 kcal6.5Vori VoriVori voriFlag of ParaguayParaguay90 min~450 kcal5.6Minnesota Wild Rice SoupWild rice soupFlag of United StatesUnited States75 min~450 kcal3.0Palm Nut SoupAbenkwanFlag of GhanaGhana120 min~520 kcal2.6GumboGumboFlag of United StatesUnited States150 min~520 kcal

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