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Chicken Souse
Bahamian chicken-and-potato soup sharpened with lime and warmed by allspice and dried red pepper.
About Chicken Souse
Chicken Souse is a Bahamian chicken-and-potato soup built around a lively lime broth. This profile follows Travel Food Atlas's complete version, using lime rather than its stated vinegar alternative.
The broth is clean and savoury, with bright citrus acidity, fragrant allspice and a restrained dried-pepper heat. Chicken and potato give it substance, while onion and celery add gentle aromatic sweetness.
It is a clear, pale-gold soup with tender chicken pieces, chunky potato and softened vegetables. Whole allspice and red-pepper flecks may remain visible in the light, glossy broth.
Allergens in this recipe
Allergen details are not yet confirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Chicken Souse
Travel Food Atlas's Bahamian Chicken Souse.
- Chicken piecesSavoury meat and broth base
- PotatoesTender starchy body
- OnionSweet aromatic depth
- CeleryFresh savoury aroma
- Whole allspiceWarm signature spice
- LimeBright citrus acidity
- Dried red pepperGentle chilli heat
- SaltSeasoning
- WaterClear soup broth
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Chicken pieces:
- Potatoes:
- Onion:
- Celery:
- Whole allspice:
- Lime:
- Dried red pepper:
- Salt:
- Water:
Origins & food traditions
Travel Food Atlas supplies the complete Bahamian chicken souse fixed here and identifies chicken, potatoes, vegetables, lime and allspice as its core. Allrecipes independently documents a Bahamian chicken-wing, lime and potato version, while Island Gurl Foods corroborates the Bahamian lime-and-allspice soup identity.
Countries
- The Bahamas
- BahamasCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Bahamian Cuisine
- Caribbean Cuisine
- Bahamian CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.