Plantain soup

{{Short description|Plantain soup dish}}

Plantain soup is eaten in various cuisines. In Colombian cuisine, the dish is known as sopa de patacón (fried plantain).[http://www.mycolombianrecipes.com/sopa-de-patacon-fried-green-plantain-soup Sopa de Patacón (Fried Green Plantain Soup) | My Colombian Recipes] There is also sopa de platanos (plantain soup) in Latin American cuisine[http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/plantain_soup_sopa_de_platanos.html Plantain Soup (Sopa de Platanos) Recipe | Eating Well][http://www.restmex.com/recipes/soup/sopa-de-pl%C3%A1tano-yucateca%3A-yucatan-style-plantain-soup/ Sopa de Plátano Yucateca: Yucatan Style Plantain Soup - restmex.com] including Cuban cuisine[http://www.tasteofcuba.com/sopadeplatano.html Cuban Plantain Soup recipe | Receta de Sopa de Platano][https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=re3Q4X2r2X0 Cuban Sopa De Platano (Plantain Soup) - YouTube] and Puerto Rican cuisine.

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Caldo de bolas de verde (green plantain dumpling soup) is from coastal Ecuador. The dumplings (balls) are made from green plantains stuffed with meat and vegetables. The beef broth includes corn and yuca.[http://laylita.com/recipes/2009/03/31/caldo-de-bolas-de-verde/ Caldo de bolas de verde or green plantain dumpling soup]

Aguají is a rustic Dominican plantain soup.[http://www.dominicancooking.com/5220-aguaji-rustic-plantain-broth.html Aguají (Rustic Dominican Plantain Soup) recipe]

Mohinga is a Burmese soup made with banana/plantain stem.

In Puerto Rico the soup is called sopa de plátano (plantain soup) and crema de plátano (plantain cream), and is made with a ratio of three green plantains to one yellow plantain. They are cooked in sofrito, spices, broth, and milk, and the cooked mixture is then pureed. The soup is similar in texture and appearance to chowder and cream soup, and is topped with cheese.