borscht

     

Borscht or borshch (Russian an Ukrainian: борщ, Polish: barszcz, Lithuanian: barščiai) is a vegetable soup from Eastern Europe, which is traditionally cooked including beetroot as a main ingredient which gives it a strong red color. Other, non-beet varieties also exist, such as the tomato paste-based orange borshch, the green (zelioni) borshch (sorrel soup), or the cabbage borshch.

Trivia about borscht

  • Chlodnik, a Polish soup made from beets, is a summer variety of this Russian soup
  • You can't beat this soup which is made from beets
  • Get down! It's this Russian beet soup usually served with sour cream; it's cold, but it could stain
  • To serve it in traditional style, always garnish this Russian beet soup with a dollop of sour cream
  • This beet soup can be served hot or cold but it should always come with a dollop of sour cream
  • (Sarah of the Clue Crew enjoys a stew-like dish in Moscow, Russia.) Poet Yevtushenko said he worked on the principle of this dish: throw beets, carrots, cabbage in--what's important is the taste
  • For the soup course, you may try the kreplach or this beet soup

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