Seafood soups are a great way to start a meal.
These are basically simple soups that are made by different types of seafood and some cream base or broth.
Although, seafood soup is one of the common serving all across the world, they are mainly made in very few countries such as France, China and the Eastern United States.
The best part about these soups is that you can easily make this soup at home.
They are very inexpensive and needs some simple ingredients that are easily available in the kitchen.
Seafood soups can be very simply made by using any kind of seafood.
If you prefer freshwater fish, you can try making this soup using salmon, chopped broccoli and cream.
And shrimp would be the perfect choice for all shellfish lovers.
Shellfish lover can also try other shrimp types such as Shrimp Bisque and Shrimp Gumbo.
All these fish varieties are just about perfect for making delicious and appetizing seafood soups.
There are also some stews that are introduced by some particular country.
Like California is known for inventing a delicious seafood stew named as Cioppino.
This Californian soup is made up of tomatoes, chicken broth, shrimps, scallops, clams, mussels, crab and cod.
Both tomatoes and chicken broth is use mainly to make a smooth base for the soup.
Another very common seafood soup is the popular Chowder.
Chowder is a very region friendly dish as the main ingredients of this soup depends on the availability of fish in that area.
For example, Northeastern United States usually makes this delicious Chowder soup using available ingredients such as clams and potatoes.
Whereas Southeastern United States generally uses she-crab meat and crawfish for making a bowl of steaming chowder.
It is traditionally made with a cream base of tomato and broth.
Manhattan clam chowder is considered to be the traditional version of this delicious stew.
Moreover if you willing spend some money, lobsters could be great choice of seafood for making some delicious soups.
Lobster is used for making some of the popular soups such as Lobster Bisque, Lobster Soup, Lobster Gazpacho and Lobster Bouillabaisse.
However, for those who have a low budget and want to make it with meat only can arrange for some canned fish.
Some of the easiest meat options are canned salmon, canned crab meat and even canned tuna.
As seafood soup is usually served as an appetizer, it is always advisable to make it a bit lighter.
Some popular and lighter seafood soups are Hot and Sour Shrimp Soup or a Creamy Crab Soup.
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