DISH RESEARCH · Soup
Chipilín con Bolita
Also known as: Chipilín Dumpling Soup, Sopa de Chipilín con Bolita
Chipilín soup with corn kernels, plain masa dumplings, cheese and cream.
About Chipilín con Bolita
Gourmet de México records this chipilín con bolita with traditional cook Flor de Marías and chef José Bossuet. It belongs to the Zoque and Tuxtla food traditions of Chiapas, combining chipilín greens, corn kernels and small masa dumplings.
Tomato and cebolla de cola flavour the broth. Chipilín gives the preparation the pronounced herbal character described by the reporter, while corn and the softening masa contribute body.
The dumplings are rounded bite-sized pieces, shaped without the indentation of chochoyotes. Cheese and cream finish the plated soup, adding a dairy contrast to its greens, corn and dumplings.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Milk.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Chipilín con Bolita
Flor de Marías and José Bossuet's Zoque chipilín con bolita.
- Nixtamalized corn masaBase
- Fresh corn kernelsBase
- Cebolla de colaAromaticIngredient page not linked
- CheeseTopping
- CreamTopping
- MantecaCooking mediumIngredient page not linked
- SaltSeasoning
- Chipilín leavesBase
- TomatoAromatic
- WaterLiquid
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Nixtamalized corn masa: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual26/29 named prepared masa, full upstream nixtamalization recipe unprovided.
- Fresh corn kernels: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual26 elote desgranado, whole-kernel option28 retained over optional partial blending.
- Cebolla de cola: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual28 Zoque onion variety refines generic26 onion; exact Allium species/catalogue mapping unresolved.
- Cheese: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed. Literal26/33 dairy cheese confirms Milk; type/full product formula unknown.
- Cream: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed. Literal26/33 dairy crema confirms Milk; full type/formula unprovided.
- Manteca: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual26/28 base and29 offered dough manteca option selected over oil. Animal/botanical source not explicitly defined; no forced pork allocation from separate official formula.
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Chipilín leaves: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Tomato: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Method-only28 jitomate retained despite abbreviated26 list omission.
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Explicit28 broth and30 additional liquid retained.
Origins & food traditions
Countries
- Mexico
- MexicoCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Zoque Cuisine
- Chiapas CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.