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Old 28-Feb-2005, 18:46
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Old 28-Feb-2005, 19:56
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It's a beet soup ( originally Russian) made with shredded beets, potatoes, white cabbage, carrots and onions. From what I know it's served with sour cream on the side.
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It's a beet soup ( originally Russian) made with shredded beets, potatoes, white cabbage, carrots and onions. From what I know it's served with sour cream on the side.
I thought the soup was called borsch and as far as I know it origins from Ukraine
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The Encyclopaedia Britanicca suggest that Ukraine is often given as the counrty of origin, and offers several different spellings:
http://www.britannica.com/eb/article?tocId=9080785
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