Soup compacts and a method of manufacturing said compacts. The soup compact of the invention contains 70% to 100% by weight of a soup powder and 0 to 30% by weight of pelletizing additives, the compact being in the form of a solid unit of homogeneous composition that presents a crust of thickness lying in the range 10 μm to 1 mm. Optionally, the compact presents at least one morsel on its surface.