Pickle soup is a style of

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prepared with various types of pickled vegetables. Dill pickle soup is a variety of pickle soup prepared with

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. Some versions use grated dill pickle in their preparation. Some restaurants in the United States offer the dish to their patrons, such as Polish grocery stores and restaurants in

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Varieties

Rassolnik Rassolnik (russian: рассольник) is a traditional Russian soup made from pickled cucumbers, pearl barley, and pork or beef kidneys. A vegetarian variant of rassolnik also exists, usually made during Lent. The dish is known to have exist ...

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prepared with primary ingredients of stock, dill pickle, veal or lamb kidneys,

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and potato. The key part of rassolnik is the pickle

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called ''rassol'' in Russian. Additional ingredients may include beef stock, carrot, leek, salt, pepper, and others. It may be served garnished with sour cream. ''

Zupa ogórkowa Cucumber soup is a traditional Polish and Lithuanian soup (Polish: ( sometimes simply ogórkowa). It is made from sour, salted cucumbers and potato. Occasionally rice is substituted for the potatoes. Cucumber soup is also any soup using cuc ...

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dill pickle soup prepared with Polish-style

-cured pickles. Some versions use standard dill pickles or kosher dill pickles rather than the specific Polish variety. Primary ingredients include broth, pickles and potato. The soup's flavor can vary depending on the type of broth that is used, such as vegetable broth or meat broth. Pork bones may be used to prepare a meat-based broth. Additional ingredients can include celery, carrot, garlic, cream, egg yolk, dill, salt and pepper. A variety of dill pickle soup is popular on the Prairie Provinces, especially in

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