Each of us will have our own versions of top 10 soups. But have you ever thought about what would be the top 10 soups in the history of mankind? The Stew, a congregation of Chicago Tribune’s good eating and dining staffs, has arrived at the top 10 soups list. The list has apparently been arrived after thorough and painstaking research on the topic, hours of tasting sessions and discussions with the staffers at The Stew.

Do you agree with this version of the Top 10 soups in the history of mankind? Do read and leave a comment. Here’s the countdown:

10. Sopa Azteca (tortilla soup)

The tortilla soup is one of the best soups Mexican cuisine has offered the world. The strips of tortilla floating around in the chicken broth infused with a hint of lime can be sinful and filling at the same time.

9. Chinese Hot & Sour Soup

No soup list is complete without a Chinese soup and the hot and sour soup ranks high. It has pork, tofu, Chinese spices and tree fungus. Need you ask for more?

8. Bouillabaisse

Bouillabaisse contains the goodness of seafood with ingredients like shellfish, vegetables and flavourful spices. The three main kinds of fish in Bouillabaisse are scorpion fish, sea robin and European conger.

7. Carne en su jugo

The second Mexican soup on the list, Carne en su jugo is loaded with beans, bacon, bits of carne asada in veal broth. Not only that, the soup also has radishes, avocado and green onions.

6. Rhode Island Clam Chowder

Considered to be ‘true chowder’, the Rhode Island Clam Chowder has quahog, potatoes, linguica and clams. The clams in the chowder make the broth briny.

5. Chicken and rice

Have you ever tried having the chicken and rice soup when you are sick? You will love it. It is nutritious and the flavor will unmistakably lift your spirits when you are down.

4. Pho

This Vietnamese noodle soup has aficionados all over the world. The rice noodle soup comes in two varieties – chicken or beef – with herbs including lime, basil, peppers and often bean sprouts.

3. French Onion

How can a soup list not have the French Onion soup?  It’s a rich flavorful soup in beef broth and is served with cheese and croutons traditionally. Made for a rainy day!

2. Lobster Bisque

What can be more appetizing than the creamy, superbly flavored soup made from the broth of crustaceans? Nothing other than lobster bisque. Not only lobster, but also crab, shrimp or crayfish can be substituted while making bisque.

1. Split Pea with Ham

Devoured by people in Canada, Germany, Netherlands, Nordic Countries, United Kingdom and United States as Split Pea soup, Split Pea with Ham is traditionally American. No other soup can compete for the crown and the combination is simply out of this world.

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