cream soups

Thick dairy broths

Cream soups are soups thickened with cream, milk, or a roux-based white sauce, giving them a rich, smooth texture.

Classic examples include cream of mushroom, cream of tomato, and cream of chicken.

The category encompasses both elegant restaurant preparations and condensed canned soups used as cooking ingredients: She added a can of cream of mushroom soup to the casserole.

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pureed · potage · thickened · blended · smooth finish · crème fraîche · parsnip · comfort food · cold weather · crusty bread · milk · potatoes · straining · seasonings · flour · mushrooms · sautéing · bases

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soup base/texture

cream soupsconsommé

Clarified, concentrated stock

bouillon · beef broth · bone broth · dashi · miso soup

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Top 200,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G