The awara soup is a kind of stew containing a variety of ingredients from French Guiana that blends diverse ingredients with a harmony of taste. just as the film itself explores the extraordinary cultural diversity of one small town. Using the cooking of this "magic dish" as a starting point, AWARA SOUP explores the multicultural reality composing this French overseas region. American Indians, Europeans, Slave descendants, Laotians, Chinese, Hmong, Brazilians, and Surinamese reveal how they're bringing new flavors to the Guianese stew of identities.