Greece
Avgolemono
Αυγολέμονο
Greek egg-lemon sauce or soup: whisked eggs and lemon juice tempered into broth, silky and tangy. Used as a sauce for dolmades and meatballs, or as a chicken soup, a national staple.
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Ionian Islands, Greece
Bourbourelia
Μπουμπουρέλια
A bean soup of the Ionian islands — white beans simmered with tomato, greens and plenty of olive oil, eaten with bread and salted fish.
Greece
Bourou-bourou
Μπουρουνπούρου
A Corfu soup of pasta and chicken in a sharp egg-lemon avgolemono broth, thickened with grated cheese, traditional at Christmas.
Greece
Fakes
Φακές
Greek lentil soup of brown lentils, tomatoes, olive oil, and bay leaf, simmered until thick. A rustic, healthy winter soup, served with vinegar and bread, a national staple.
Greece
Fasolada
Φασολάδα
Greek white bean soup with olive oil, tomatoes, celery, and carrots, a national dish. A hearty, vegetarian winter soup, served with bread and olives, a Clean Monday staple.
Greece
Kakavia
Κακαβιά
Mixed-seafood fisherman's soup.
Greece
Kotosoupa Avgolemono
Κοτόσουπα Αυγολέμονο
Greek chicken soup with rice or pasta, finished with avgolemono (egg-lemon) sauce. A comforting, silky, tangy soup, a winter and home classic, a national staple.
Greece
Kreatosoupa
Κρεατόσουπα
Greek meat soup of beef or veal with vegetables, finished with avgolemono sauce. A comforting, hearty winter soup, a home and taverna classic, served with bread, silky and tangy.
Greece
Magiritsa
Μαγειρίτσα
Greek Easter soup of lamb offal, lettuce, dill, and avgolemono sauce, served after the midnight Resurrection service. A festive, tangy, savory soup, an Easter Sunday tradition.
Greece
Patsas
Πάτσας
Greek tripe soup of pork tripe, garlic, and vinegar, a hearty, rustic winter dish. A traditional hangover cure, served hot with vinegar and garlic, a taverna and home classic.
Greece
Psarosoupa
Ψαρόσουπα
Clear fish soup with vegetables and lemon.
Greece
Revithia
Ρεβίθια
Greek chickpea soup or stew of chickpeas, olive oil, lemon, and herbs, simmered until tender. A rustic, vegetarian winter dish, served with bread, a national and island staple.
Greece
Trahanas Soup
Σούπα τραχανάς
Greek trahanas soup of trahanas granules simmered in broth or milk, tangy and creamy. A rustic, comforting winter soup, a home and national classic, served with bread and feta, a childhood favorite.
South Aegean, Greece
Tsouvras
Τσούβρας
A simple Aegean soup of coarse bulgur simmered with tomato and olive oil, finished with crumbled feta or myzithra.
Greece
Youvarlakia
Γιουβαρλάκια
Greek meatball soup: ground meat and rice balls simmered in broth, finished with avgolemono sauce. A comforting, silky, tangy soup, a home and taverna classic, served hot.