Ciorbă de Fază (Fără Rădăcinoase sau Paste)
Pheasant Sour Soup (Without Root Vegetables or Pasta)
Yes, with a tweak: explicitly request no potatoes, carrots, parsnips, rice, or pasta. About 8g net carbs per serving.
What it is
A traditional Romanian sour soup featuring tender pheasant meat in a rich, tangy broth, typically soured with fermented bran (borș) or lemon juice. Modified to exclude common high-carb root vegetables and starchy additions.
Key ingredients
Pheasant meat, pheasant broth, onions (small amount), bell peppers, borș/lemon juice, sour cream, fresh herbs (lovage, dill), salt, pepper, celery (small amount).
How to make it keto
Explicitly request no potatoes, carrots, parsnips, rice, or pasta. Confirm souring agent is borș or lemon juice, not a sugary alternative. Request extra sour cream for fat.
Say this to the waiter (Romanian)
Ciorbă de Fază, vă rog fără cartofi, morcovi, păstârnac, orez sau paste. Confirmați borș sau lămâie pentru acrire. Aș dori și smântână în plus.
Ciorbă de Fază, please no potatoes, carrots, parsnips, rice or pasta. Confirm borș or lemon for souring, and extra sour cream, please.
Watch out for
High-carb root vegetables (carrots, parsnips, potatoes), rice/noodles/dumplings, flour thickeners, hidden sugar in broth or commercial borș (if not pure fermented bran).
Macros are estimates for a typical serving and vary by restaurant. Confirm ingredients with staff, especially if you have allergies. Our ingredient lists are generated automatically and describe how a dish is typically made.
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