Editing Chowder (section)

{{short description|Category of soups}}
{{About|the soup or stew|other uses|Chowder (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox food
| name             = Chowder
| image            = Shrimp and corn chowder.jpg
| image_size       = 280px
| caption          = A [[seafood]] chowder prepared with shrimp and corn
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| type             = [[Soup]] or [[stew]]
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| main_ingredient  = Seafood or [[vegetable]]s, often [[milk]] or [[cream]]
| variations       = [[New England clam chowder]], seafood chowder, [[corn chowder]], potato chowder
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'''Chowder''' is a thick  soup prepared with [[milk]] or [[cream]], a [[roux]], and [[seafood]] or [[vegetable]]s. [[Oyster cracker]]s or [[saltine cracker|saltines]] may accompany chowders as a side item, and cracker pieces may be dropped atop the dish. 

[[Clam chowder]] from [[New England]] is typically made with chopped [[clam]]s and diced potatoes, in a mixed cream and milk base, often with a small amount of butter. Other common chowders include seafood chowder, which often consists of fish, clams, and other types of shellfish; lamb or veal chowder made with barley; [[corn chowder]], which uses corn instead of clams; various [[fish chowder]]s;<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4065467/chowder_recipes_1912/ "Fish Chowders Make Goodly Fare"] ''Brooklyn Eagle'' (11 March 1912): 22. via [[Newspapers.com]] {{open access}}</ref> and potato chowder, which is often made with cheese. Fish, corn, and clam chowders are popular in North America, especially [[Atlantic Canada]] and New England.