6 April: The first modern Olympics open in Athens, and a bowl of Avgolemono Soup
The first modern Olympics opened in Athens on 6 April 1896. Greece's golden egg and lemon soup, avgolemono, is our medal for the day.
Soup of the day
Avgolemono Soup
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Avgolemono is the Greek name for a sauce of whisked eggs and lemon juice, and the soup built on it is one of Greece's great comfort foods. Rice or orzo is cooked in a good chicken broth, then the egg and lemon mixture is tempered with hot stock and stirred back in off the heat.
Read about Avgolemono Soup and get the recipe →What happened
The first modern Olympic Games open in Athens.
Why this soup
A Greek day, so Greece's signature soup.
Sources
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