What is borscht? Which country does borscht come from?

Borscht is a thick vegetable soup from Ukraine. It can be eaten hot or cold after cooking. It is very popular in Eastern and Central Europe. It has the characteristics of sweetness with sourness, fragrance with sweetness, fat but not greasy, fresh and smooth. In fact, you will know what it is in our daily life after drinking it!

Contents of this article

1. What is borscht?

2. Which country does borscht come from?

3. How to make borscht at home

What is borscht?

Borscht is a thick vegetable soup originated in Ukraine. Most of them are made with beets as the main ingredient, and potatoes, carrots, spinach, beef cubes, and cream are added to boil. It is purple-red in color. In some places, borscht is made with tomatoes as the main ingredient and beets as the auxiliary ingredient. There are also orange borscht or green borscht without beets but with tomato sauce.

Borscht is called "Subo Soup" in some areas of Northeast China. It has the characteristics of sourness and sweetness, sweet fragrance, fat but not greasy, fresh and refreshing.

During the October Revolution, a large number of Russians drifted to Shanghai, bringing with them vodka and Russian-style Western food.

Borscht evolved from Russian borscht, which is spicy and sour, and more sour than sweet. Influenced by the purchase of raw materials and local tastes, borscht with unique Shanghai characteristics gradually formed.

Which country is borscht from?

Borscht originated in Ukraine. Borscht is a thick vegetable soup in Ukraine. It can be eaten hot or cold after cooking. It is popular in Eastern and Central Europe. Ukraine is an Eastern European country with its capital in Kiev. As the world's third largest food exporter, its agricultural production value accounts for about 20% of the country's GDP and it is known as the "granary of Europe".

The main ingredient of borscht is beet. You can add potatoes, carrots, spinach, beef cubes, cream and other ingredients according to your preference. The soup is mostly purple-red.

In some areas, borscht is made with tomatoes as the main ingredient and beets as the auxiliary ingredient. In other areas, tomato sauce is used instead of beets to make orange or green borscht.

Borscht recipe

When making borscht, first cut the washed ingredients into small pieces, blanch the meat in boiling water, then add garlic to the pot and stir-fry the meat, add onions, garlic, and tomato sauce, put an appropriate amount of water in the pot, put all the ingredients in, add a bowl of flour water to thicken the sauce.

Prepare ingredients: a piece of pork, onions, potatoes, carrots, tomatoes, tomato sauce, garlic, flour, and salt.

1. Wash the pork and cut it into small pieces. Crush the garlic and cut onions, potatoes, carrots and tomatoes into slices.

2. Blanch the chopped pork, take it out and heat oil in a pan, then put the meat into the pan and stir-fry, add onion, garlic and tomato sauce and stir-fry evenly.

3. Add an appropriate amount of water into the pot, and add potatoes, tomatoes and carrots in turn, making sure the water level is slightly higher than the ingredients. Turn to low heat until carrots and potatoes are soft.

4. Add a bowl of flour water to thicken the sauce, and you can make fragrant and delicious borscht.