Hungary
Gesztenyekrémleves
Velvety chestnut cream soup with crispy bacon, thyme and a touch of nutmeg
50 min·4 servings
calvados
Apple brandy from Normandy, aged in wood casks, with a clear aroma of apple and oak.
Calvados is sold in well-stocked supermarkets, liquor stores and by mail order; a young, inexpensive bottling is fine for cooking.
Substitute:
Another apple brandy comes closest; brandy or cognac give the warmth but little apple aroma, and without alcohol, reduced apple juice brings the fruit but not the bite of the spirit.
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