Tortilla soup

{{Short description|Mexican soup}}

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Tortilla soup ({{langx|es|sopa de tortilla}}) is a traditional Mexican soup containing fried corn tortilla.{{cite book |last1=Bayless |first1=Rick |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q1VfactfpoEC&q=tortilla+soup&pg=PA150 |title=Mexico One Plate At A Time |last2=Brownson |first2=Jeanmarie |last3=Bayless |first3=Deann Groen |date=2000 |isbn=9780684841861 |access-date=24 January 2015}} Although the exact origin of tortilla soup is unknown, it is particularly common in the Mexico City area in Mexico. Traditional tortilla soup is made with chicken broth combined with roasted tomatoes, onion, garlic, chiles and tortillas, cut into strips and fried.{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/la-fo-tortillasoups-story.html |title=A Bowl Of Mexican Soup |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=27 January 2018|date=2005-11-30 }}

Traditional tortilla soup is made of fried corn tortilla pieces, submerged into a broth of tomato, garlic, onion, and epazote.{{Cite web |title=Martina McBride's Creamy Chicken Tortilla Soup |url=https://www.southernliving.com/recipes/martina-mcbride-creamy-chicken-tortilla-soup |access-date=2024-12-24 |website=Southern Living |language=en}} It is served with pieces of pasilla chiles, chicharrón, avocado, queso panela, lime, and Mexican crema. While pasilla chiles are the most commonly used, regional variants also may use chile ancho or chile de arbol.{{Cite web |last=Arambula |first=Anita L. |date=2021-12-22 |title=Sopa Azteca: Ladlefuls of authentic tortilla soup |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/confessions-of-a-foodie/story/2021-12-22/sopa-azteca-ladlefuls-of-authentic-tortilla-soup |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=San Diego Union-Tribune }}