Garlic soup is a type of soup using garlic as a main ingredient. In Spanish cuisine, sopa de ajo (soup of garlic) is a traditional garlic soup made with egg poached in chicken broth and laced garlic and sherry.
Versions of garlic soup have been prepared Provence, France.
Versions of garlic soup similar to Spanish versions are prepared in Mexico.
In Poland, garlic soup is called zupa postna na gwoździu.
In the Czech Republic, garlic soup is called česnečka. It is made with potatoes and bread, sometimes cheese, ham or eggs are added.
In Spain, egg white are sometimes whipped into the soup, as with egg drop soup. Sopa de ajo is a traditional winter soup in Palencia where it is made with bread mixed with paprika, water and garlic. It is cooked slowly and a raw egg is often whipped into the soup as it is served. Sopa de ajo is also traditional in Castilian-Leonese cuisine and Castilian-Manchego cuisine. In Extremaduran cuisine, sopa blanca de ajos (white bean garlic soup) is a tradition.