DISH RESEARCH · Soup
Caribbean Seafood Soup
Also known as: Sopa de mariscos caribeña
Limón seafood soup with coconut milk, dairy milks, vegetables and herbs.
About Caribbean Seafood Soup
Marta Irene Alcázar Herrera of Puerto Limón contributes this sopa de frutos del mar to Costa Rica’s traditional-cooking collection. Her version combines fish, several shellfish, root vegetables and coconut milk with dairy milks.
Thyme, garlic, culantro coyote, onion and chillies flavour the rich broth. Achiote, seafood consommé and Ajinomoto are also listed, with their exact product formulas unreported.
The soup contains pieces of seafood and vegetables in a creamy liquid. The source’s method includes a separate seafood cream preparation, while its local ingredient name bomba remains unresolved.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Fish, Crustaceans, Milk.
Product-dependent or unconfirmed: Molluscs.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Caribbean Seafood Soup
Marta Irene Alcázar Herrera’s Puerto Limón sopa de frutos del mar.
- FishProtein
- ShrimpProtein
- CrabProtein
- PrawnsProtein
- CambuteProteinIngredient page not linked
- ChayoteBase
- PotatoesBase
- Corn cobsBase
- Ayote squashBase
- CarrotBase
- YucaBaseIngredient page not linked
- Coconut milkLiquid
- Evaporated milkLiquid
- AchioteSeasoningIngredient page not linked
- Seafood consomméSeasoning
- BombaBaseIngredient page not linked
- AjinomotoSeasoningIngredient page not linked
- SaltSeasoning
- GarlicAromatic
- Culantro coyoteAromatic
- ThymeAromatic
- Sweet pepperBase
- Panamanian chilliSeasoningIngredient page not linked
- OnionAromatic
- Regular milkLiquid
- Fish brothLiquid
- Seafood cream preparationBinderIngredient page not linked
- WaterLiquid
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Fish: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Fish source-confirmed. Species unspecified
- Shrimp: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Crustaceans source-confirmed
- Crab: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Crustaceans source-confirmed
- Prawns: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Crustaceans source-confirmed
- Cambute: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Molluscs unconfirmed. Local shellfish identity retained; exact taxon not established in recipe
- Chayote: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Potatoes: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Corn cobs: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader corn record; elotes form retained
- Ayote squash: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader pumpkin candidate; ayote cultivar unspecified
- Carrot: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Yuca: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Ingredient page link pending verification or catalogue review
- Coconut milk: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Evaporated milk: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed
- Achiote: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Physical form/product composition unspecified; Ingredient page link pending verification or catalogue review
- Seafood consommé: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader seafood-stock candidate; exact seafood/formula unknown
- Bomba: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Separate named ingredient in right-hand ingredient column, not part of consommé; identity unresolved
- Ajinomoto: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Brand/product name retained; exact product formula not supplied
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Garlic: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Culantro coyote: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader culantro candidate; local form retained
- Thyme: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Sweet pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Repeated twice in original list, consolidated
- Panamanian chilli: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Exact chilli taxon/form not supplied
- Onion: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Regular milk: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed
- Fish broth: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Fish source-confirmed. Endogenous fish-cooking broth, not a separate stock product
- Seafood cream preparation: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Method-only crema de mariscos; formula and seafood identities unspecified
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Explicit method-only seafood-cream dispersing liquid
Origins & food traditions
Puerto Limón named community recipe, traditional-food competition collection.
Countries
- Costa Rica
- Costa RicaCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Limón Caribbean Cuisine
- Limón Afro-Caribbean CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.