Breakfast: Caldo de Gallina (Chicken Soup)

Munch Classes introduces breakfast Caldo de Gallina as a warm, restorative chicken soup, crafted by combining chicken pieces (often a hen or older chicken for richer flavor) with noodles, potatoes, and vegetables, then layering it with slow simmering to develop a deeply flavorful and comforting broth.

Munch Classes teaches how to prepare the broth by simmering and skimming with care, ensuring every spoonful absorbs a savory, aromatic, and profoundly comforting taste.

Munch Classes emphasizes precise techniques like achieving perfect clarity for the broth as participants cook, and explains how to finish with tender chicken, soft vegetables, and hearty noodles for a signature flourish that balances tradition and creativity.

🏺 Cultural History + Proverb
Munch Classes reveals how breakfast Caldo de Gallina originates from Andean and Spanish culinary traditions, a beloved comfort food and popular breakfast option cherished for its healing properties, nourishing qualities, and ability to provide warmth and energy.

Munch Classes explores how the dish developed in a daily staple and restorative context, tied to its reputation as a “levantamuertos” (raiser of the dead) for hangovers or illness, showing how food often reflects the soul of its people.

Munch Classes shares the local saying:
“Más vale pájaro en mano que cien volando” – “A bird in hand is worth a hundred flying” (meaning, appreciate what you have).
This proverb illustrates how Caldo de Gallina reflects the simple, profound comfort found in a well-made, nourishing soup, encouraging reflection on how flavor and wisdom pass from one generation to the next.