Corn chowder

Corn chowder
Corn chowder topped with chives
TypeChowder
Place of originUnited States
Main ingredientsCorn, milk or cream, onion, celery, sometimes potatoes or squash

Corn chowder is a chowder soup prepared using corn as a primary ingredient. Basic corn chowder is commonly made of corn, onion, celery, milk or cream, and butter. Additional ingredients sometimes used include potatoes or squash, salt pork, fish, seafood and chicken. In the United States, recipes for corn chowder date to at least as early as 1884. Corn chowder is mass-produced as a canned food in the U.S.