Minestrone

An Italian favorite, minestrone is a filling soup commonly made with beans, onions, celery, carrots, tomatoes, and pasta.

Banga

Native to the Niger Delta and South East Nigeria, this rich, palm-fruit based soup features fresh catfish, beef, and dried seafood.

Tortilla soup

A specialty of Mexico City, this Mexican comfort soup includes a golden chicken broth, which is enriched with onions, tomatoes, chipotle chilies, epazote, and fried pieces of tortilla.

Chupe de camarones

This creamy shrimp soup is a Peruvian specialty from Arequipa, a historic city surrounded by towering volcanoes. The tender shrimp swim alongside chunks of Andean potatoes, corn, and a fried egg.

Żurek

A hearty combination of root vegetables, kielbasa sausage, pickles, sour cream, and hard-boiled eggs, this Polish classic is a must during those colder months.

Tom yum goong

Sweet, sour, spicy, and salty, the aromatic ingredients of this Thai soup include galangal, lemongrass, lime leaves, and chilies. Some varieties come enriched with fat prawns.

Borscht

Beloved in Ukraine and across Eastern Europe, borscht is a hearty beet soup with meat, cabbage, and potatoes, and it's served with a dollop of sour cream.

Harira

A traditional North African meal prepared in Morocco and Algeria, harira is a comforting chickpea soup. Cinnamon, ginger, turmeric, and pepper add a warming spice to the savory tomato broth.

Beef pho

Vietnamese cuisine is rich in flavors and textures, as can be illustrated by one of its most emblematic noodle soups, pho. Its highly popular beef version is made from beef bones, shank, ox tail, and neck. Beef pho is usually flavored with dried spices such as cinnamon, star anise, cloves, cardamom, and coriander.

Caldo verde

A culinary star from Portugal, thinly sliced greens meld with potatoes and onions to make this homey soup. It's then topped with tender Portuguese chouriço sausage, which makes the soup even heartier.

Youvarlakia

Youvarlakia is a Greek meatball soup. The lemony broth is hearty and comforting, and the juicy beef meatballs are packed with flavor.

Kharcho

One of Georgia’s most beloved dishes, kharcho is made with unripe plums, beef, and ground walnuts. A tart plum sauce called tkemali is also added for the soup's zesty flavor.

Tacacá

Tacacá is a mouth-numbing North Brazilian soup made with large dried shrimps, tucupí (wild cassava byproduct), manioc starch, hot yellow peppers, and jambú, a leafy anesthetic plant.

Chowder

A traditional New England soup, chowder is made with cream or milk, mixed with ingredients such as potatoes, sweet corn, smoked haddock, clams, and prawns.

Tinola

Tinola is a typical soup from the Philippines, with a hot broth featuring ginger, garlic, and fish sauce. Chicken and vegetables are cooked in this broth. There are other varieties of this soup with fish and seafood.