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Kulajda

Czech Republic

Originated in South Bohemia. Its distinctive flavour profile is unlike anything else in Czech cooking.

South Bohemian dill and mushroom cream soup — thick, sweet-sour and fragrant, finished with a poached egg. One of the most distinctive soups in Central Europe.

Authentic Czech Republic Kulajda recipe
Prep
20 mins
Cook
30 mins
Difficulty
Medium
Calories
415 kcal
Serves
4
Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used

Ingredients

300gmushrooms, sliced
500mlvegetable stock
300mldouble cream
3 tbspwhite wine vinegar
2 tbspsugar
1 large bunchfresh dill
4eggs
3 tbspplain flour
50gbutter

Method

1

Fry mushrooms in butter until golden. Mix flour with cream. Add to stock with mushrooms. Simmer 15 minutes.

2

Add vinegar, sugar and dill. Season — the soup should be distinctly sweet-sour.

3

Poach eggs separately in vinegared water.

4

Serve soup with a poached egg floating in each bowl.

Chef's Tip

The sweet-sour balance is the defining character of kulajda — adjust vinegar and sugar until right.

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