Market Stall · Sauerkraut Soup
Zelňačka
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In Wallachia the local version is called kyselica, often finished with sour cream or milk, and it has a reputation as a cure after a long night of drinking.
A sour, hearty soup of sauerkraut, potato, and smoked meat or sausage, ladled hot from pots at winter markets and mountain festivals throughout the Wallachian highlands.
Why it's made this way: It's built on cabbage and potatoes, two crops that stored well through harsh mountain winters in this sparsely farmed, pastoral corner of Moravia, making it a natural cold-weather market food.
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