Czernina
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| Alternative names | Black Soup |
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| Type | Soup |
| Place of origin | Poland |
| Main ingredients | Blood (duck, chicken, rabbit, pig), poultry broth |
 Cookbook: Czernina  Media: Czernina | |
Czernina [t͡ʂɛrˈɲina] (from czarny "black"; sometimes also Czarnina or Czarna polewka) is a Polish soup made of duck blood and clear poultry broth. Sometimes known as "duck soup", hen, rabbit or pig blood can also be used.[1] In English it can be called "duck blood soup".
Flavours
Generally the sweet and sour taste of the soup comes from the balance of sugar and vinegar. However, there are hundreds of recipes popular in different parts of Poland, Belarus and Lithuania. Among the ingredients used are plum or pear syrup, dried pears, plums or cherries, apple vinegar and honey. Like most Polish soups, czernina is usually served with kluski, fine noodles, macaroni, boiled potatoes, or dumplings.
Symbol
Until the 19th century czernina was also a symbol in Polish culture. It was served to young men applying for the hand of their beloved ones after the parents rejected their proposal. It is a plot element in Pan Tadeusz, a famous Polish epic poem by Adam Mickiewicz.
It is also a regional dish in Kashubia and Poznań.
Czernina is very similar to Swedish svartsoppa.
See also
- Blood as food
- Duck blood and vermicelli soup
- Chicken and duck blood soup
- List of soups
- Polish cuisine
- Svartsoppa is a very similar Swedish soup dish, which uses goose blood and is eaten on Saint Martins Eve
- Tiết canh, a Vietnamese dish of raw duck blood
References
- ↑ Kevin Pang; Borrelli, Christopher (27 October 2011). "There will be blood". The Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 10 May 2012.