Corn soups

Corn was first domesticated in Mexico and remains central to soups across the Americas. It may be added as pieces of corn on the cob, as whole kernels, or as hominy, the large nixtamalised kernels used in pozole. Corn is also used in some soups from Turkey's Black Sea region.

SoupWiki lists 20 soups with corn. Typical total cooking time is about 165 minutes, ranging from 40 to 270 minutes, and a serving is roughly 150–620 kcal (estimates). The quickest is Black Sea Corn Soup (~40 min) and the lightest is Sayur Asem (~150 kcal). 3 are vegetarian, 1 of them vegan. All are served hot. They come from 14 countries, most often Mexico, Colombia, Turkey.

All 20 soups with corn, by editor’s score

8.9Black Sea Collard SoupKaralahana çorbasıFlag of TurkeyTurkey80 min~300 kcal8.4Sayur AsemSayur asemFlag of IndonesiaIndonesia45 min~150 kcalVEGAN8.2Caldo de ResCaldo de resFlag of MexicoMexico170 min~450 kcal8.2CazuelaCazuelaFlag of ChileChile80 min~450 kcal8.0Ajiaco CubanoAjiaco criolloFlag of CubaCuba180 min~560 kcal8.0Black Sea Corn SoupMısır çorbasıFlag of TurkeyTurkey40 min~260 kcal8.0Pozole RojoPozole rojoFlag of MexicoMexico180 min~450 kcal8.0Trinidad Corn SoupCorn soupFlag of Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago80 min~420 kcal7.8BulaloBulaloFlag of PhilippinesPhilippines255 min~520 kcal7.8NilagaNilagang bakaFlag of PhilippinesPhilippines135 min~450 kcal7.5Caldo de Bolas de VerdeCaldo de bolas de verdeFlag of EcuadorEcuador165 min~580 kcal7.5Mute SantandereanoMute santandereanoFlag of ColombiaColombia210 min~560 kcal7.4SancochoSancochoFlag of ColombiaColombia115 min~520 kcal7.3MenudoMenudoFlag of MexicoMexico270 min~420 kcal7.2LocroLocroFlag of ArgentinaArgentina210 min~620 kcal6.9Olla de CarneOlla de carneFlag of Costa RicaCosta Rica180 min~520 kcal6.8Sopa de PataSopa de pataFlag of El SalvadorEl Salvador210 min~450 kcal6.7AjiacoAjiaco santafereñoFlag of ColombiaColombia95 min~450 kcal5.6Corn ChowderCorn chowderFlag of United StatesUnited States50 min~380 kcal3.1Peruvian Shrimp ChowderChupe de camaronesFlag of PeruPeru60 min~480 kcal

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