Cucumber soup is a traditional
Polish and
Lithuanian soup (
Polish: ( sometimes simply ogórkowa).
It is made from
sour, salted cucumbers and
potato
The potato is a starchy food, a tuber of the plant ''Solanum tuberosum'' and is a root vegetable native to the Americas. The plant is a perennial in the nightshade family Solanaceae.
Wild potato species can be found from the southern Unit ...
.
Occasionally
rice
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is substituted for the potatoes.
Cucumber soup is also any
soup using
cucumbers as a primary ingredient, and is present in various
cuisines. The two major varieties are fresh cucumber soup and pickled cucumber soup.
A similar soup is also common in
Russia
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and
Ukraine
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, where it is known as ''
rassolnik''.
Fresh cucumber soups
Some fresh cucumber soups are just a blend of ingredients (cucumber, spices, other vegetables or fruits, etc.) served cold, others are cooked, possibly in some kind of
broth
Broth, also known as bouillon (), is a savory liquid made of water in which meat, fish or vegetables have been simmered for a short period of time. It can be eaten alone, but it is most commonly used to prepare other dishes, such as soups, ...
, and served either hot or chilled.
File:CucumberMintSoupYogurtDumpling (8363451507).jpg, Fresh cucumber-mint soup with a yogurt dumpling
File:Cucumber and zucchini soup.jpg, Pork stuffed cucumber and zucchini soup in pork broth.
See also
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mizeria
Mizeria is a salad which originated in Poland and consists of thinly sliced or grated cucumbers, often with sweet sour cream or kefir, though in some cases oil. Other possible ingredients include onions, pepper or lemon juice, sugar, dill, chives ...
, fresh cucumber salad
References
Further reading
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Cold soups
Polish soups
Slavic cuisine
Vegetable soups
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