Our 20 Most Popular Soup Recipes of All Time (2024)

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What are the 10 most popular soups in the USA? ›

According to the Taste Atlas Awards, the international food database, the Filipino favorite, Sinigang, is hailed as the best soup in the world.

In the U.S., gumbo is the top national soup, a thick spicy soup from Louisiana. Clam chowder is another.

There are four main categories of soup: Thin, Thick, Cold and National.

In Krung Thep Maha Nakhon (Bangkok), there is an award-winning restaurant called Wattana Panich, where you can order and then eat a beef and goat soup that is 49 years old.

Instead, it's the people in Salt Lake City, Utah, and drizzly Portland, Ore., who consume more condensed soup on a per capita basis than residents of any other U.S. city. The people of Portland and Salt Lake City eat 66 percent more Campbell's soup than the national average.

Campbell's have created a list of the words most expensive soups on earth. The first is a soup of the day at the Norwood Chinese Restaurant in Australia. A single bowl of this broth costs $450 Australian dollars, £263, but the price may not be the only point of contention for diners interested in supping on this soup.

Is it healthy to eat soup all the time? ›

What Experts Say. "The concept of eating soup to lose weight has spanned decades, but experts say an all-soup diet lacks nutrients and is not sustainable. They do agree it can be smart to eat vegetable-packed soups for some meals, though, as these are filling, nutrient-dense, and low in calories."

The chicken soup is one of the healthiest soups when you're sick due to the anti-inflammatory healing properties. Chicken soup also has high amounts of vitamins such as A, B6 and C because it is made from chicken broth that contains vegetables like carrots, celery and onions.

Got a soup that tastes a little bland and unexciting? Add a splash of vinegar (any kind!), or a squeeze of citrus. Chances are, you could use a little more salt.

Gumbo | United States

Cultures and flavors meld in a hearty soup that's a star of Louisiana cuisine, influenced by West African, Native Choctaw and French cuisines. Versions made with seafood, chicken and sausage are among the most popular today, but there are myriad ways to make this Southern specialty.

In addition, a specialty soup doesn't require any meat on it; it can be made with fruits, vegetables, and nuts. Some examples are peanut soup, coconut soup, turtle soup, and curry soup.