Borscht
Borshch (Ukrainian: борщ , Polish: barszcz, Lithuanian: barščiai, Romanian: borș ) is a type of sour red beet soup. It is the main first meal in Ukrainian cuisine.[1][2][3] It is also often eaten in Eastern European countries, such as Russia, Romania, Poland, Belarus, Moldova and Lithuania. It contains red beets, meat stock, sausage, onion, potatoes and cabbage. Borshch soup is usually eaten with a piece of black bread. It is also eaten in central Asian countries like Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan.
Borscht Media
A tureen of thick borscht
Borscht ingredients may include beef, pork, salo (fatback), beetroots, cabbage, carrots, celeriac, onions, potatoes, mushrooms, tomato paste, parsley, chives, dill, bay leaves, allspice and black pepper.
Borscht cooked in a clay pot inside a Russian oven in the Poltava region in central Ukraine
Polish clear Christmas Eve barszcz served over uszka, or ear-shaped mushroom-filled dumplings
Polish white borscht served over fresh sausage, bacon and eggs
Sorrel-based Ukrainian green borscht served with sour cream and a hard-boiled egg
References
- ↑ "Про український борщ від 1584 р. з історичними приправами". Історична правда. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
- ↑ Varenikova, Maria; Kramer, Andrew E. (2020-11-04). "A New Front Opens in the Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Borscht" (in en-US). The New York Times. . https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/04/world/europe/russia-ukraine-borscht.html. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
- ↑ Stern, David L.; Dixon, Robyn (in en-US). Ukraine seeks U.N. cultural status for beloved borscht. A culinary spat with Russia could be brewing.. . https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/ukraine-borscht-russia-un/2020/10/20/cc8464b8-0d51-11eb-b404-8d1e675ec701_story.html. Retrieved 2021-01-22.