🇨🇴 Colombian Cuisine

Changua

Milk and Egg Soup

Prep Time 5 min
Servings 2
Difficulty Easy
Calories 278 kcal

A simple, soothing Boyacá breakfast soup of milk and water with poached eggs, scallions, and stale bread — Colombia's original comfort breakfast.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Combine milk and water in a saucepan. Heat until simmering.
  2. 2 Add scallions and salt. Simmer gently 3 min.
  3. 3 Crack eggs directly into the simmering liquid. Poach 3-4 min until whites are set but yolks remain runny.
  4. 4 Place a slice of bread in each bowl. Ladle soup over bread.
  5. 5 Add a pat of butter and cilantro. Serve immediately.

Did You Know?

Changua divides Colombians — Bogotanos love it passionately, while coastal Colombians often find the idea of milk soup bizarre.