Cock a Leekie

It's probably just the way it's supposed to be, but for us, it was too sweet, and that didn't change no matter how much salt you added. The problem is that not only the prunes are sweet, the leek is sweet as well. It doesn't help either that both chicken and leek are not the most flavourful ingredients, at least not when cooked (roasted is a completely different story..).

I really enjoyed it in the beginning, though - it made me think about Hamburg Eel Soup and made me wonder if a preference for sweet and savoury, or even for using dried fruit in a savoury soup, is a preference in Northern Europe in general, or a cultural peculiarity born out of necessity. Or possibly both.