Tortilla soup (Spanish:sopa de tortilla) is a traditional Mexicansoup containing friedcorn tortilla.[1] Although the exact origin of tortilla soup is unknown, it is particularly common in the Mexico City area in Mexico.[2] Traditional tortilla soup is made with chicken broth combined with roasted tomatoes, onion, garlic, chiles and tortillas, cut into strips and fried.[2]
Traditional tortilla soup is made of fried corn tortilla pieces,[1] submerged into a broth of tomato, garlic, onion, andepazote.[3] It is served with pieces ofpasilla chiles,chicharrón,avocado,queso panela, lime, and Mexican crema. While pasilla chiles are the most commonly used, regional variants also may usechile ancho orchile de arbol.[4]
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