The name of this soup is another proof of the uniqueness of the Hungarian language. The English translation that can broadly describe its meaning sounds quite awkwardly: swineherd’s soup along Cserta. Cserta is a 16.6 km long stream in the hills of Zala. Zala county can be found in south-western Hungary, and it shares borders with Croatia and Slovenia and the Hungarian counties Vas, Veszprém and Somogy. 

This soup is one of those old peasant foods that were often eaten in Zala. Kanászleves is a vegetable soup with meatballs (and contains no pigman). It’s originally made with russula mushrooms, but you can use any kind of mushrooms you have at hand. You can add a small amount of finely chopped or grated onions to the meat mixture if you want. Concerning paprika I have found recipes that don’t use this spice, but I have also read recipes that list it among the ingredients.