German Soups

Kartoffelsuppe is a popular German soup made with potatoes as its key ingredient. The soup is usually cooked with the addition of onions, celery, butter, and milk. It is characterized by a very thick consistency. This soup is a specialty of the Ba... READ MORE

Nudelsuppe is a simple German noodle soup that typically consists of noodles in clear soup. Traditionally, the base for the soup is a rich chicken or beef broth with German soup vegetables or soup greens (Suppengrün) such as carrots,... READ MORE

The center of every Jewish Seder—Passover meal—is a bowl of chicken broth with large matzah balls. The dish is deeply rooted in Jewish tradition, and it is believed that it originated among the Ashkenazi Jews who invented it as an adap... READ MORE

Originating from Germany, hochzeitssuppe is a traditional wedding soup that derives its name from the German words hochzeit, meaning wedding, and suppe, which means soup. Similar to the Italian-American version ... READ MORE

Kastaniensuppe is a traditional soup originating from Germany. Although there are variations, the soup is usually made with a combination of chestnuts, butter, beef stock, heavy cream, port, nutmeg, salt, and pepper. The boiled and peeled chestnut... READ MORE

Brotsuppe, meaning bread soup, is a humble German dish based on stale bread and meat broth (usually beef) or vegetable broth. Pieces of leftover bread (usually rye bread) are fried in butter or lard alongside onions until nicely colored a... READ MORE

Flädlesuppe or frittatensuppe (as it is known in Austria) is a traditional and Austrian soup that consists of a rich broth with thin strips of flädle (frittaten) pancakes, hence the name of the soup. Although the tradit... READ MORE

As the name suggests, beer is the main ingredient of this traditional German soup that has been widely enjoyed in medieval and early modern Europe. There are numerous variations of this specialty, but it is typically made by combining light or dar... READ MORE

Bayerische brezensuppe is a traditional Bavarian soup made with pretzels (brezen in German), which are known for their distinct twisted shape and savory taste. The soup is typically prepared by boiling pretzels in broth until they are sof... READ MORE

Kerbelsuppe is a traditional soup originating from Germany. The soup is usually made with a combination of chervil, chicken stock, parsley, egg yolks, heavy cream, salt, and black pepper. The chervil is chopped and the stems are simmered in chicke... READ MORE

Buttermilchsuppe is a traditional buttermilk soup. This creamy dish combines a mixture of cooked buttermilk, whole milk, flour, and potato mash with fried bacon and onions. It is usually flavored with lemon juice and served hot, garnished with cho... READ MORE

Sauerampfersuppe is a traditional soup originating from the southern parts of the country. The soup is usually made with a combination of sorrel, shallots, butter, flour, chicken stock, heavy cream, egg yolks, salt, and black pepper. The shallots ... READ MORE

This traditional German blood soup has its origins in the northern parts of the country and is typically associated with the Schleswig-Holstein region. It was mainly prepared during pig slaughter, when fresh blood was collected and cooked with por... READ MORE

Schnüsch is a traditional stew or vegetable stew originating from the northern parts of the country. It’s made with a combination of carrots, potatoes, kohlrabi, green beans, peas, stock, parsley, milk, flour, sweet cream, salt, and pep... READ MORE

Badische Zwiebelsuppe is a traditional onion soup originating from Baden and influenced by neighboring France. It's usually made with a combination of thinly sliced onions, chicken stock, butter, flour, egg yolks, dry white wine, cream, salt, pepp... READ MORE

Hamburger Aalsuppe is a traditional eel soup originating from Hamburg. In the past, several hundred years ago, it contained no eel and was in fact called aol suppe in northern German dialect, which means all soup, referring to th... READ MORE

Schneckensuppe is a traditional soup that's a specialty in the winegrowing are of Baden. The soup is usually made with a combination of snails, heavy cream, shallots, chicken stock, white wine, leeks, carrots, celery, garlic, butter, bay leaves, p... READ MORE

Rumfordsche suppe or Rumford’s soup is a traditional soup originating from Munich and Bavaria. The soup was invented by Sir Benjamin Thompson (Count Rumford) around 1800, and it was intended for the poor and the prisoners. It usually consist... READ MORE

Tüften un plum is a traditional potato soup originating from northern Germany. The soup is usually made with a combination of potatoes, onions, carrots, celery, vegetable stock, prunes, bacon, oil, white wine vinegar, salt, and pepper. The on... READ MORE

Bibbelchesbohnesupp is a traditional green bean soup originating from Saarland. The soup is usually made with a combination of green beans, bacon, onions, potatoes, vegetable stock, savory, sour cream, parsley, salt, and black pepper. The bacon is... READ MORE