Sorrel soup

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Sorrel soup
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Yiddish language,[4] which in turn derives from Slavic languages, like for example Belarusian шчаўе, Russian and Ukrainian щавель, shchavel, Polish szczaw. The soups name comes ultimately from the Proto-Slavic ščаvь for sorrel. Due to its commonness as a soup in Eastern European cuisines, it is often called green borscht, as a cousin of the standard, reddish-purple beetroot borscht.[1][6][7][8] In Russia, where shchi (along with or rather than borscht) has been the staple soup, sorrel soup is also called green shchi.[10][11] In old Russian cookbooks it was called simply green soup.[2][3]

Sorrel soup usually includes further ingredients such as

eggs (hard-boiled or scrambled), potatoes, carrots, parsley root, and rice.[1][3][12] A variety of Ukrainian green borscht also includes beetroot.[11] In Polish, Ukrainian, Belarusian, and Russian cuisines, sorrel soup may be prepared using any kind of broth instead of water.[1][3] It is usually garnished with smetana, an Eastern European variety of sour cream.[1][3]
It may be served either hot or chilled.

Sorrel soup is characterized by its sour taste due to oxalic acid (called "sorrel acid" in Slavic languages) present in sorrel. The "sorrel-sour" taste may disappear when sour cream is added, as the oxalic acid reacts with calcium and casein. Some may refer to sorrel flavor as "tannic," as with spinach or walnuts.

  • Green borscht with egg and sour cream
    Green borscht with egg and sour cream
  • Green borscht made with spinach instead of sorrel and with potatoes
    Green borscht made with spinach instead of sorrel and with potatoes
  • Ukrainian green borscht including both sorrel and beetroot
    Ukrainian green borscht including both sorrel and beetroot

See also

References

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  11. ^ Sorrel and Pork Soup (Green Borscht) Recipe