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Sopa de Pejibaye | Traditional Soup From Costa Rica | TasteAtlas

Pejibaye soup (Sopa de pejibaye)

(Pejibaye soup, Crema de pejibaye)

Crema de pejibaye is a flavorful Costa Rican soup consisting of chicken stock, oil, milk or cream, chopped onions, garlic, sweet peppers, and pejibaye palm fruit, which is almost exclusively consumed in Costa Rica. The soup has a flavor reminiscent of chestnut purée and Japanese pumpkins.


Pejibayes are also traditionally served cold with mayonnaise and consumed as a snack.