{"id":24083,"date":"2025-01-28T13:27:16","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T11:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gundel.hu\/?post_type=sajto&p=24083"},"modified":"2025-06-20T14:00:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T12:00:21","slug":"you-wont-believe-it-but-this-ingredient-will-give-the-meat-soup-a-wonderful-flavour","status":"publish","type":"sajto","link":"https:\/\/gundel.hu\/en\/sajtoszoba\/ezt-nem-fogod-elhinni-ettol-a-hozzavalotol-lesz-csodas-ize-a-huslevesnek\/","title":{"rendered":"You won\u2019t believe this! This ingredient is what gives the meat soup its wonderful flavour!"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s this ingredient that gives the \u00dajh\u00e1zi chicken soup its unforgettable flavour!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The preparation of various soups dates back almost as far as the dawn of humanity\u2019s use of fire and primitive cooking vessels. It is no coincidence that the\u00a0soups<\/strong>\u00a0to this day, they play an important role in the\u00a0in our meals<\/strong>. However, broth means much more to us than just a simple meal. Broth, you see, has healing properties. At any rate, many of us enjoy drinking it when we are struck down by some illness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And among the various meat broths, one of the most famous is the \u00dajh\u00e1zi chicken broth, named after Ede \u00dajh\u00e1zi, who was born 184 years ago.\u00a0This soup is the perfect blend of tradition and distinctive flavours; it is no coincidence that it has become one of the most iconic dishes of Hungarian cuisine.\u00a0This is the soup most people in Hungary serve when they\u2019re celebrating; in fact, this marvellous soup can instantly turn an ordinary day into a festive occasion.\u00a0But which ingredient is responsible for the fact that \u00dajh\u00e1zi chicken soup has retained its popularity to this day, thanks to its wonderful flavour?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The history of \u00dajh\u00e1zi chicken soup<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The \u00dajh\u00e1zi chicken soup originates from Wampetics, the predecessor of the Gundel restaurant. The soup is named after Ede \u00dajh\u00e1zi, the renowned actor, who was equally at home in the world of gastronomy as he was on stage; as such, the soup was prepared for him on several occasions at his request. The secret of the soup lay in the fact that it was made with \u201emature chicken pieces, offal, good-quality white meat, noodles and suitable vegetables\u201d, according to descriptions from that time.\u00a0Those who tasted the original said that, apart from the chicken, the celery also gave the soup a wonderful flavour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, there was another secret to the original \u00dajh\u00e1zi chicken soup. Apparently, it was often made with rooster rather than hen, and the actor took great care to ensure that the roosters\u201e \u201dcombs and other distinctive features\u201e were not wasted. According to him, \u201da bowl of this soup puts the sick back on their feet and turns the healthy into thriving young people.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The actor often travelled to Debrecen to source the ingredients for his own invention of a soup, as it required old roosters, in whose, as he put it, \u201ehardened muscles the flavours and acids of storms of love had accumulated\u201d.\u2019 According to the description from that time, the cocks had to be cooked continuously for three days, so that their meat was thoroughly cooked through and had almost melted into the boiled vegetables.\u00a0The soup was regarded at the time almost as an aphrodisiac, a sort of love potion.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The soup is named after Ede \u00dajh\u00e1zi, the renowned actor, who was equally at home not only on stage but also in the world of gastronomy; as a result, the soup was prepared on several occasions at his request.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":24084,"template":"","publikacio":[265],"class_list":["post-24083","sajto","type-sajto","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","publikacio-agroinform"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gundel.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sajto\/24083","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gundel.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sajto"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gundel.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/sajto"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gundel.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sajto\/24083\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gundel.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24084"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gundel.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24083"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"publikacio","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gundel.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publikacio?post=24083"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}