Waterzooi

Belgium · Europe

Bowl of creamy stew with fish, vegetables, herbs, and broth.
Waterzooi

Waterzooi is a soup associated with Ghent, made with chicken or fish. The chicken preparation described by Visit Gent includes carrots, leek, celery, potatoes and cream. White wine or an egg yolk may be added, but neither is required.[1]

A fish version in the city’s culinary booklet combines an assortment of North Sea fish with seasonal vegetables, white wine, stock and water. The ingredients are cut into small pieces and simmered together. Eggs and cream may be used to thicken this version before serving.[2]

References

Sources checked:

  1. Waterzooi — Visit Gent
  2. OMG! Se regaler comme Van Eyck: waterzooi de prises accessoires, page 23 — Cultuur Gent — Olly Ceulenaere
play today's gamemore Belgium dishes

image credit

Waterzooi P1180919 cropped.jpg

creator:
David.Monniaux
license:
CC BY-SA 3.0
modified:
Copied from Wikimedia Commons, center-cropped/resized, and re-encoded as a local JPEG for Gochizu review; no dish content edits.

audio credit

voice:
marin (gpt-4o-mini-tts)
source:
OpenAI API Text to Speech
modified:
AI-generated voice audio.