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potage à la bierre
beer soup
Also known as Biersupp. A centuries-old dish served in Alsace, popular with the poor but also the nobles or the clergy for its health benefits, because beer was safer than water (it was also recommended to ease haemorrhoids).
The recipe includes an onion, chicken stock, bread crumbs, beer or light ale, butter, cream and nutmeg. It’s often topped with croutons. The fancy 18th-century version back in the day included sugar, an egg yolk, cinnamon, and lime zest.
Text © Dana Facaros
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