Thick green split pea soup with rookworst, celery root and celeriac. Traditional Dutch winter food; must be thick enough to hold a spoon upright.
Erwtensoep has been Dutch winter food since the medieval period. The canonical preparation uses split green peas slow-cooked with pork, rookworst smoked sausage and celery root until the soup is almost stew-like in consistency. The Dutch say it must be thick enough to hold a spoon standing upright. Utrecht market stalls serve fresh erwtensoep from October.
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