Chicken soup of Dörgicse

by | Feb 2, 2024 | Soups

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In the heart of the Balaton Uplands lies Dörgicse, a village known for its medieval church ruins and wine production. It consists of three hamlets (Felsődörgicse, Alsódörgicse and Kisdörgicse) built on separate hills 4 km north of Lake Balaton.

Accroding to the legend each hamlet had its own chicken soup recipe. They got together once a year, on the first day of school, and each of them cooked their own recipe. A jury of parish priests, notaries and teachers then tasted the soups and announced which hamlet could bear the title of “chicken kingdom” that year.

Similar to Újházy hen soup, chicken soup of Dörgicse is also a delicious and hearty dish with a lot of vegetables. According to the source the following recipe was found in Hotel Gellért in the 50’s, and it was dictated by Károly Gundel.

Chicken soup of Dörgicse
Chicken soup of Dörgicse – photo: zserbo.com

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Hungarian cottage cheese

This is what Hungarian túró looks like

You often ask me what kind of cottage cheese (or curd cheese or farmer's cheese - call it what you want) I use in the recipes. In Hungary the store-bought cottage cheese is dry and crumbly as you can see in the picture. So if a recipe calls for túró, I mean this type. If you can't obtain túró, you can try to make your own from whole milk. Click on the link below.

Metric system vs cup

In Hungary metric units are in use, all the recipes on this website are based on this system, so a kitchen scale is necessary. Since I’m not familiar with cup as a measurement unit, I convert grams to cups by using an online converter. The values in brackets, therefore, are only approximate volumes, so, please, double-check them before you start cooking.