Shallow bowl of tomato seafood stew with shellfish, fish pieces, herbs, and toasted bread.

San Francisco cioppino

United States · North America

Short description
This seafood stew combines tomato broth with whatever shellfish and fish are available.
Ingredients
Fish and shellfish simmered in a tomato, wine, garlic, onion, and herb broth, often with bread.
Cultural note
The dish is associated with fishing communities and makes practical use of mixed seafood in one pot.
Common misconception
It is not a smooth tomato soup; the seafood pieces and broth are both essential.

image credit

Cioppino

creator:
Maggie Hoffman
source:
Flickr
license:
CC BY 2.0
modified:
Copied from Flickr and re-encoded for Gochizu.

audio credit

voice:
marin (gpt-4o-mini-tts)
source:
OpenAI API Text to Speech
modified:
AI-generated voice audio.