Ciorbă de salată cu afumătură

01 / ABOUT THE DISH

About the dish

Ciorbă de salată cu afumătură is a traditional sour green lettuce soup with smoked meat. Chopped lettuce leaves are cooked with chunks of smoked meat, such as smoked bacon, smoked sausage, or smoked pork fat, as well as carrots, green onions, and green garlic. The soup is then combined with a mixture of sour cream, sour milk, or yogurt, crushed garlic, salt, and chopped herbs near the end. An egg-milk mixture or strips of omelet with chopped herbs are usually added to the soup for extra flavor. Optionally, the soup can be flavored with sweet paprika. This traditional soup is typically eaten hot or at room temperature, topped with plenty of chopped parsley and dill, and seasoned with vinegar.