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Changua

Contains egg (no meat or fish)

A gentle breakfast soup from Bogotá and Boyacá: eggs poached in salted milk and water with spring onion and cilantro, poured over pieces of stale bread.

Changua is a Colombian soup, ready in about 17 minutes and made with milk, egg and white bread. It serves 4 and is rated easy to cook.

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Prep
5 min
Cook
12 min
Total
17 min
Serves
4
Level
Easy
Calories
227

Ingredients

4 servings

Equipment

Method

  1. Step 1

    Bring the milk (opens in a new tab), water, salt and spring onion (opens in a new tab) to a gentle simmer in a wide saucepan (opens in a new tab), about 5 minutes.

    A curry simmering in a pot
    How it looks · Photo: Bachir Mamud on Pexels

  2. Step 2

    Crack the eggs (opens in a new tab) one by one into the barely simmering liquid and poach for 3–4 minutes until the whites are set and yolks still soft.

    • 4 min
    • medium-low heat

    Food safety: Poach longer for firm yolks if serving vulnerable people.

  3. Step 3

    Put the bread in bowls, ladle over the soup with an egg (opens in a new tab) each and scatter with cilantro (opens in a new tab).

    • 2 min
    Fresh herbs scattered over a finished dish
    How it looks · Photo: Klaus Nielsen on Pexels

About this dish

Origin
Colombia · Well documentedFrom the Andean highlands around Bogotá (Cundinamarca and Boyacá).More food from Colombia
Dish
Breakfast · Soups · Egg dishes
Cooking method
Poached, Simmered
Taste
mild, creamy, savoury, herby
Diet
Vegetarian (lacto-ovo) · No nut ingredients · Low-carb · High-protein
All labelsVegetarian (lacto-ovo) · Eggetarian · Pescatarian · Flexitarian-friendly · No nut ingredients · No added sugar · Alcohol-free · Pork-free · Beef-free · Low-carb · High-protein · Low-fat
With the listed swaps: Ovo-vegetarian, Dairy-freeWorked out from the ingredients. How labels work
Good for
Everyday · Budget-friendly · One-pot
Cook more with
Milk · Egg · White bread · Spring onion · Coriander leaves
Techniques
Simmering · Poaching

Allergens

  • Contains, can be adapted: Milkfrom milk, white bread
  • Contains: Eggsfrom egg, white bread
  • Contains: Wheatfrom white bread
  • Contains: Glutenfrom white bread
  • May contain: Soyfrom white bread
  • May contain: Sesamefrom white bread

Based on typical versions of these ingredients and not verified allergen-free. Brands differ and cross-contact happens, so always check labels. For severe allergies, follow your clinician’s advice.

Nutrition

227 kcal per serving

Calculated

1 serving ≈ 341 g · recipe makes 4

Where the energy comes from

  • Protein 23%
  • Carbohydrate 37%
  • Fat 40%
Nutrition per serving and per 100 g
NutrientPer servingPer 100 g*
Energy227 kcal67 kcal
Protein13 g3.8 g
Carbohydrate20.9 g6.1 g
Net carbohydrate20 g5.9 g
Sugars8.5 g2.5 g
Added sugars0 g0 g
Fibre1 g0.3 g
Fat9.9 g2.9 g
Saturated fat4.2 g1.2 g
Trans fat——
Cholesterol199 mg58 mg
Sodium850 mg249 mg
Salt equivalent2.1 g0.6 g
Vitamins & minerals per serving
Potassium
298 mg
Calcium
232 mg
Iron
2 mg
Magnesium
29 mg
Vitamin A (RAE)
145 µg
Vitamin C
2 mg
Vitamin D
2.7 µg
Vitamin B12
1 µg
Folate (DFE)
83 µg

How these numbers were made

  • Calculated from USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy) per-100 g values and the listed quantities.
  • *Per 100 g of combined raw ingredients; the cooked dish may weigh more or less.
  • “—” means the value isn’t known for enough of the ingredients; it is never zero by default.
  • Values are estimates for guidance, not for medical dosing. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. fdc.nal.usda.gov.

Good to know

Tips

  • Keep it at a bare simmer so the milk doesn't boil over or scorch.

Serve with

  • With hot chocolate or a strong tinto (black coffee).

Storage

  • Best eaten immediately.

Original editorial recipe · FriendsPantry editorial · Not yet independently reviewed · Added · Updated

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How this dish is built

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What the dish is built around

Main ingredient

  • Milk500 ml · 515 g
  • Egg4 piece · 200 g
  • White bread, day-old, torn; Colombian calado or a crusty roll is traditional4 slice · 112 g
Used in steps 1, 2, 3

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