Potato Chowder

Potato chowder is a thick soup that consists of red potatoes, pork or bacon, onions, chicken stock, salt, pepper and white wine. It is simple to prepare due to the availability of a number of potato chowder recipes. It was introduced by the French but has now become popular all over the world. It is a healthy start to a meal and is full of proteins and carbohydrates and also contains a substantial amount of fat. Different potato chowder recipes are followed in different regions and some of them use chicken in place of pork, though authentic chowder should always be made using pork. Potato chowder is always thickened with flour while still being cooked. This also imparts its own taste and flavor to the dish. It can be safely commented that potato chowder is one of the most popular soups due to easy availability of ingredients and its unique flavor and taste.