Caldo de siete mares (in English, "seven seas soup"), also known as ''caldo de mariscos'' ("seafood soup") is a
Mexican
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version of
fish stew
Fish stew is a generic name for a stew with a base or food ingredients of fish or seafood. It is also rarely used to refer to stew ponds.
List of fish stews
Types of fish stew from around the world include:
* ''Asam Pedas'' (Indonesian) and (M ...
, popular in coastal regions in
Mexico.
It is typically made with
chicken,
tomato,
fish, or
seafood
Seafood is any form of sea life regarded as food by humans, prominently including fish and shellfish. Shellfish include various species of molluscs (e.g. bivalve molluscs such as clams, oysters and mussels, and cephalopods such as octopus an ...
broth with local fresh seafood ingredients and, like other Mexican soups, cooked quickly in a thin
broth.
See also
* List of Mexican dishes
The Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire occurred in the 16th century. The basic staples since then remain native foods such as corn, beans, squash and chili peppers, but the Europeans introduced many other foods, the most important of which were ...
* List of soups
* List of stews
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References
Mexican stews
Mexican soups
Fish and seafood soups
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