# What is your favorite soup? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 26, 2019, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-soup/837669 "2019-07-26T14:05:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2019, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-soup/837669/1 "2019-07-26T14:05:06Z")
For me, it’s egg drop. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2019, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-soup/837669/2 "2019-07-26T14:06:48Z")
[Avgolemono](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpcmTKDon9Y), which I’ve only recently found, but have made every week this month. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2019, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-soup/837669/3 "2019-07-26T14:12:39Z")
Italian Wedding soup, with navy bean a close second. ---
**Author:** ![Die\_Capacitrix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/die_capacitrix/32/9_2.png) [@Die\_Capacitrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Die_Capacitrix)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2019, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-soup/837669/4 "2019-07-26T14:17:18Z")
Cullen Skink, preferably at Kilchoman Distillery. I’ve never made it, but here’s a [recipe](https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2012/jan/05/how-to-cook-perfect-cullen-skink) for those who might have access to the main ingredient (smoked haddock). ---
**Author:** ![Gordon\_Urquhart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/db5fbb/32.png) [@Gordon\_Urquhart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gordon_Urquhart)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2019, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-soup/837669/5 "2019-07-26T14:21:08Z")
I’m a big fan of avgolemono as well – just had some last night at a Greek restaurant in our neighborhood. It’s like a shoulder massage in a bowl. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2019, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-soup/837669/6 "2019-07-26T14:36:42Z")
Hot and Sour ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2019, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-soup/837669/7 "2019-07-26T15:06:36Z")
[Cheddar-beer](https://midwestfoodieblog.com/sausage-and-potato-beer-cheese-soup/) ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2019, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-soup/837669/8 "2019-07-26T15:14:49Z")
Lentil. (with pink lentils, minced onion, green peppers, tomatoes. bay leaf, garlic, and rosemary. Sausage coins optional.) ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2019, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-soup/837669/9 "2019-07-26T15:15:13Z")
Chunky Sirloin Burger ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2019, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-soup/837669/10 "2019-07-26T15:15:57Z")
Oh, it depend on what day you ask me. There’s just so many. I’ll go with Hungarian goulash soup. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2019, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-soup/837669/11 "2019-07-26T15:18:11Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUB](#): > > Hot and Sour That one is up there for me, too. Got such a craving for it three days ago, I went into Chinatown to buy some dried lily flowers, dried wood ear mushrooms, and dried shiitakes so I can make it pretty much whenever I want. ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2019, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-soup/837669/12 "2019-07-26T15:30:44Z")
Refried Bean soup. This was our go-to cold weather soup. 1 can Rotel Tomatoes 1 can refried beans (you can find this 1 can chicken broth\* a cup or so of frozen corn. small diced onion Optional: 1 can beans whatever meat you have on hand Any frozen or canned veggies you have on hand Cook the onions a bit first, then put everything else in the pot. Serve with shredded cheese, sour cream and tortilla chips ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2019, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-soup/837669/13 "2019-07-26T16:10:22Z")
My favorite varies by my mood, but my homemade chicken or turkey noodle soup will always be near the top, although it never gets made exactly the same way twice. I’m also a fan of avgolemono, having discovered it in a Nero Wolfe story, and subsequently copying the recipe from _The Nero Wolfe Cookbook_(along with Chicken Marengo and a few other masterpieces fictitiously created by Fritz Brenner) ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2019, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-soup/837669/14 "2019-07-26T16:32:04Z")
Too many for a favorite, but here are a few: Beans and smoked hamhocks with cornbread Clam chowder Belgian carbonade West African yam and peanut stew Cioppino seafood stew **Inner Stickler** That’s one I’m going to have to make. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2019, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-soup/837669/15 "2019-07-26T16:36:07Z")
My mom’s black bean pumpkin soup. Mom makes good soups in general, but that one’s the best. ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2019, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-soup/837669/16 "2019-07-26T16:42:24Z")
My own homemade cream of broccoli. I use lots of broccoli in proportion to the chicken broth and cream base, so the soup is thick without a lot of roux. And I don’t cook the heck out of the broccoli, so it stays a nice emerald green. After that, a good hot and sour soup or a well made beef pho. ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2019, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-soup/837669/17 "2019-07-26T16:43:24Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Oh, it depend on what day you ask me. There’s just so many. I’ll go with Hungarian goulash soup. +1 ---
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2019, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-soup/837669/18 "2019-07-26T16:45:04Z")
Mulligatawny ---
**Author:** ![MikeF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2019, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-soup/837669/19 "2019-07-26T17:04:02Z")
A seafood bisque that I make based on a recipe from the Frugal Gourmet. Its LOADED with scallops, crab and shrimp. And butter and heavy cream. Its a heart attack in a bowl. The local supermarket chain (Shoprite) has very good soups. I thought they made in it the store but an employee said they come in bags from Shoprite Kitchens but she had no idea where they are located. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2019, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-soup/837669/20 "2019-07-26T17:09:16Z")
No love for French Onion Soup? That’s my second favorite after Hot and Sour. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-soup/837669.md?page=2)