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Avgolemono

Soups and Broths

Avgolemono is a family of Greek sauces and soups made from egg yolk and lemon juice mixed with broth and heated until the mixture thickens.

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Classification
Course
Soup 1
Dietary Suitability
Contains Dairy or Egg 1
Origin Region
Sephardic Jewish (Iberia) 1
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Expresses Tradition

Source Avgolemono (Wikipedia)

In Cuisine

Source Avgolemono (Wikipedia)
Source Avgolemono (Wikipedia)

Uses Ingredient

Egg, Ingredients
Source Avgolemono (Wikipedia)
Lemon, Ingredients
Source Avgolemono (Wikipedia)
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Sources
1. Avgolemono (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Similar foods section
    although often considered a Greek dish, avgolemono is originally Sephardic Jewish
  • Introduction
    Avgolemono (Greek: αυγολέμονο or αβγολέμονο literally egg-lemon) is a family of sauces and soups made with egg yolk and lemon juice mixed with broth, then reduced.
  • In Cuisine: Middle Eastern Cuisine, Wikipedia category list
  • In Cuisine: Turkish Cuisine, Wikipedia category list
  • Uses Ingredient: Lemon, Infobox main_ingredient field: Eggs, lemon juice, broth
  • Uses Ingredient: Egg, Infobox main_ingredient field: Eggs, lemon juice, broth
  • Expresses Tradition: Passover and Jewish Holiday Foods, Article body
    For some Sephardic Jews, this soup (also called sopa de huevo y limón) is a traditional way to break the Yom Kippur fast.
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