Dish · ukrainian
Borscht
Borscht is a beet-based soup simmered with cabbage, potato, and carrot, often with beef, its color and tang coming from the beets and a splash of acid added near the end.
Where it comes from
Its color and name are Ukrainian, though Russian and Polish kitchens claim close versions too, a point of real dispute between the countries. Beets kept well through winter, making the soup a cold-season fixture.
What cooks argue about
The fight is over how the beets are cooked: grated raw and simmered directly in the pot, or roasted and stirred in near the end, since boiling them fully leaches their color into the broth.
Versions
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What goes in it
Each one opens everything else made with it.
beet
cabbage green
carrot
beef chuck