This is a list of German soups. German cuisine has evolved as a national cuisine through centuries of social and political change with variations from region to region. In Germany, soups are a popular and significant food, and many Germans eat soup at least once a week.[1] In German cuisine, it may be served as a first course or as a main course.[1] The use of a roux to thicken soups is common in German cuisine.[2] The use of legumes and lentils is significant and used in several German soups, such as split pea soup.[2] Common soups in German restaurants include oxtail, beef or chicken broth with noodles, dumplings, or rice, goulash, split pea, cream of asparagus, turtle soup (Echte Schildkrötensuppe) and cream of lobster.[1]
In the 1880s, Germans had an appreciation for soups prepared with beer as a primary ingredient, which was prepared with beer with a lesser alcohol content compared to standard beers.[3] One recipe utilized beer, water, sugar, raisins, spices and grated, stale bread.[3]
This list includes soups that originated in Germany as well as those that are common in the country.
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Name | Image | Type | Description |
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Asparagus Soup (Spargelsuppe) | Soup | A creamy soup made from asparagus. | |
Beer soup[4] | ![]() |
Soup | In medieval Europe, it was served as a breakfast soup,[5] sometimes poured over bread. Pictured is beer cheese soup. |
Brain soup [3] | Soup | ||
Bread soup[3] | ![]() |
Soup | A simple soup that mainly consists of stale bread; variations exist in many countries, and it is often eaten during Lent. Bread soups are created with brown bread as well as with white bread. |
Beansoup (Saarland Bohnesauf/Bippelches Bohnesupp) | ![]() |
Soup | Soup of beans, carrots, potatoes, onions and bacon |
Borscht | ![]() |
Soup | A beetroot-based soup served with sour cream (schmand) and beef (originally from Ukraine) |
Buttermilchsuppe | Soup | Buttermilk soup with flour dumplings | |
Cheese soup[3] | ![]() |
Soup | All through the Middle Ages, soup prepared from cheese, eggs and pepper was commonly served in German monasteries.[3] Pictured is a cheese and potato soup. |
Crawfish soup [3] | Soup | ||
Eintopf | ![]() |
Soup | A simple vegetable soup; small meat balls are optional but common in it. |
Fliederbeersuppe | Dessert | A dessert soup made from elderberry, served with semolina dumplings | |
French onion soup[1] | ![]() |
Soup | A very common soup in German cuisine.[1] |
Fruit soup[3] | ![]() |
Soup | Cherry soup (pictured) has been described as a seemingly popular soup in Germany.[3] |
Goulash[1] | Soup or stew | Pictured is Bavarian Gulasch mit Semmelknödel which is often made with a mix of beef and pork. Here it is served with a Semmelknödel, a bread dumpling. | |
Grumbeersupp un Quetschekuche | ![]() |
Main course | Potato soup and plum tart |
Hamburger Aalsuppe[6] | (Hamburg Eel Soup)![]() |
Soup | A sweet and sour soup of eel, meat broth, dried fruits, vegetables, and herbs. |
Hochzeitssuppe (literally "wedding soup") | ![]() |
Soup | A spicy meat broth with bread dumplings, liver dumplings and finely sliced pancakes |
Kartoffelsuppe | ![]() |
Soup or stew | A stew made with raw potatoes and other ingredients such as vegetables and sausages. |
Kuttelsuppe | ![]() |
Soup | A lightly bounded soup usually with acidified vinegar from tripe, regional spot or spots mentioned, which is common in variants in numerous countries. |
Lentil soup | ![]() |
Soup | Prepared throughout the year in Germany, in part because the dry lentils store well.[2] Pictured is yellow lentil soup with melted butter and fried onions. |
Milk soup [3] | Soup | Consumed with semolina by Germans in the 1880s.[3] | |
Nudelsuppe [3] | ![]() |
Soup | Strong chicken stock and noodles[3] |
Potato soup [2] | ![]() |
Soup | A common soup throughout Germany.[2] |
Rumford's Soup | ![]() |
Soup | A simple soup prepared with barley or barley meal and dried peas as primary ingredients that was utilized in Munich and greater Bavaria to feed impoverished people.[7] |
Schälklöße | Soup | Consists of filled pasta and various vegetables. | |
Schwarzsauer [8] | Soup | A type of pork blood soup with various spices cooked in vinegar-water.[8] A sort of black pudding made with vinegar. The dish originated in eastern Prussia.[8] | |
Snail soup | Soup | Can be found in Baden cuisine |
The German tale of Suppenkasper in the children's book Der Struwwelpeter involves "a little boy who faded away because he refused to eat his soup".[1]