Caldo galego or simply caldo (in Galician), also known as caldo gallego (in Spanish), meaning literally "Galician broth", is a traditional soup dish from Galicia.^[1] It is essentially a regional derivative (with added beans and turnip greens) of the very similar caldo verde, the traditional soup dish of neighbouring Portugal.

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Caldo galego

Alternative names	Caldo; Galician broth
Type	Soup
Place of origin	Galicia (Spain)
Created by	Traditional
Serving temperature	Hot
Main ingredients	Cabbage or other greens, potatoes, white beans, fatty pork
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Ingredients include repolo (cabbage), verzas (collard greens), grelos (rapini), or navizas (sweet turnip greens); potatoes; white beans; and unto (lard). Additionally it can contain fatty pork, chorizo, ham, or bacon (compango).

It is served hot as a starter, often as part of xantar (lunch), and sometimes dinner. Traditionally it was usually served in cuncas (earthen bowls).

Depending on the availability of seasonal ingredients there are several variations:

• Caldo branco includes chickpeas and beans.
• Caldo chirlo or vigueiro
• Caldo de castañas uses chestnuts

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• Caldo verde
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