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Sour cabbage soup – Ukrainian kapusniak

Posted on September 25, 2019September 23, 2024 by admin

Kapusniak is a popular Ukrainian sour cabbage soup that takes the second place by popularity after borsch (beetroot soup). This dish was named after its main ingredient, sour cabbage, which is pronounced in Ukrainian as “кисла капуста” (kysla kapusta) and thus derives kapusniak. The pickled vegetable gives a special flavor and zing to the soup. […]

Sorrel soup (schavel borscht) with chicken

Posted on May 25, 2019September 23, 2024 by admin

Ukrainians have many tasty recipes for main dishes using seasonal veggies and herbs. In spring and summer, Ukrainians like to cook soups using sorrel that is called in Ukrainian schavel (щавель). Schavel is a garden plant with a sour taste and pleasant flavor resembling spinach. In Ukraine, the soup with schavel (sorrel) is called green […]