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Four traditional soups from Türkiye have secured places on TasteAtlas’s newly published list of the “Top 100 Soups in the World,” underlining the country’s strong presence in global culinary rankings and drawing international attention to its regional food heritage.
TasteAtlas, widely regarded as one of the most influential gastronomy platforms worldwide, released the list based on user ratings. The ranking highlights soups from different culinary traditions, with several well-known international dishes appearing alongside regional specialties.
Leading Türkiye’s entries is beyran soup, a signature dish of Gaziantep cuisine. Beyran, a hot soup traditionally prepared with rice, meat and garlic, placed second on the list after receiving a rating of 4.5 out of 5. According to the ranking, it moved ahead of globally recognized soups such as Tom Yum from Thailand, various ramen styles from Japan, and Eastern European borscht.
For international readers, Gaziantep is a city in southeastern Türkiye known for its deeply rooted culinary culture and has long been associated with rich, meat-based dishes.
Alongside beyran, mercimek soup, a staple lentil soup commonly served across Türkiye, ranked 10th. Two more familiar dishes also found places on the list, with tomato soup coming in at 55th and kelle paca, a traditional soup made from slowly cooked head and trotters, ranking 63rd.
Together, these four entries positioned Türkiye as one of the notable contributors to the global list, reflecting both everyday home cooking and region-specific traditions.
At the top of the ranking, the number one spot went to Vori-Vori, a traditional soup from Paraguay made with cornmeal dumplings. It was followed by beyran in second place, while third place was taken by Yokohama-style ramen from Japan. Indonesia’s richly spiced Soto Betawi ranked fourth, and Tonkotsu ramen, known for its pork-based broth, placed fifth.
The rest of the leading group featured a wide geographical spread, including Thailand’s coconut-based Tom Kha Gai, China’s noodle soup Lanzhou Lamian, Finland’s salmon soup Lohikeitto, and the Philippines’ sour and vegetable-forward national soup Sinigang na Baboy.
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