Garlic soup is a type of soup usinggarlic as a main ingredient. InSpanish cuisine,sopa de ajo ('soup of garlic') is a traditional garlic soup made with bread and egg[1] poached in chicken broth, and laced with garlic[2] and sherry.
In the Czech Republic, garlic soup is calledčesnečka.[3] It is made with garlic and potatoes and topped with fried bread.[4] Sometimes cheese, ham or eggs are added.[citation needed]
Versions of garlic soup have been prepared in Provence, France.[5][6]
Versions of garlic soup similar to Spanish versions are prepared in Mexico.[2]
In Poland, garlic soup is sometimes calledzupa na gwoździu (literallysoup on thenail).[7]
InUpper Silesia, the traditionalwodzionka soup has a garlic-based version, made with diced garlic, hard-boiled egg, potatoes and fried bread.
Cesnačka is also a part of Slovak cuisine.[3]
In Spain, egg whites are sometimes whipped into the soup, as withegg drop soup. Sopa de ajo[8] is a traditional winter soup inPalencia andValladolid where it is made with bread mixed withpaprika, water and garlic. It is cooked slowly until the desired degree of thickness, and a raw egg is sometimes whipped into the soup as it is served. Sopa de ajo is also traditional inCastilian-Leonese cuisine andCastilian-Manchego cuisine. InExtremaduran cuisine,sopa blanca de ajos (white bean garlic soup) is a tradition.[citation needed]
