What is Borscht?
[[File:Борщ.JPG|thumb]] '''Borscht''' ({{lang-uk|борщ}}, {{lang-ru|борщ}}, {{lang-pl|barszcz}}, [[Lithuanian language|Lithuanian]]: ''barščiai'', {{lang-ro|borș}}) is a [[Beetroot|red beet]] soup. It is a very popular and widely known dish in Russian and Ukrainian cuisine.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Про український борщ від 1584 р. з історичними приправами|url=https://www.istpravda.com.ua/articles/2020/11/3/158395/|access-date=2021-01-22|website=Історична правда}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last1=Varenikova|first1=Maria|last2=Kramer|first2=Andrew E.|date=2020-11-04|title=A New Front Opens in the Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Borscht|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/04/world/europe/russia-ukraine-borscht.html|access-date=2021-01-22|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last1=Stern|first1=David L.|last2=Dixon|first2=Robyn|title=Ukraine seeks U.N. cultural status for beloved borscht. A culinary spat with Russia could be brewing.|language=en-US|newspaper=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/ukraine-borscht-russia-un/2020/10/20/cc8464b8-0d51-11eb-b404-8d1e675ec701_story.html|access-date=2021-01-22|issn=0190-8286}}</ref> It is also often eaten in Eastern European countries, such as [[Romania]], [[Poland]], [[Belarus]], [[Moldova]] and [[Lithuania]] and immigrants around the world who come from countries which were members of the [[Soviet Union]]. It contains red [[beet]]s, [[Carrot|carrots]], meat or meat stock, [[onion]], [[Potato|potatoes]] and [[cabbage]]. Borscht soup is usually eaten with a piece of [[black bread]], and a dollop of [[sour cream]] on top. == References == {{reflist}} {{food-stub}} [[Category:Soups]] [[Category:Belarusian food]] [[Category:Latvian culture]] [[Category:Lithuanian food]] [[Category:Moldovan food]] [[Category:Polish food]] [[Category:Romanian food]] [[Category:Russian food]] [[Category:Ukrainian food]] [[ro:Borș]]