borsht
Red Russian soup
Borsht is a beetroot soup from Eastern Europe, especially associated with Russian and Ukrainian cuisines.
The soup typically has a deep red color from the beets and is often served with sour cream.
Spelling varies: borscht, borsch, and borsht all appear in English.
The Borscht Belt was a cluster of Catskills resorts popular with Jewish vacationers from the 1920s through the 1960s.
Edible crimson root vegetable
- brothClear simmered meat liquid
- cabbageLeafy vegetable head
- sour creamCultured dairy condiment
- dillFeathery culinary herb
potato · onion · garlic · beef · vegetable · hot · cold · summer
Of a Black Sea nation
- RussianEastern Slavic language
- PolishSmooth to a shine
- JewishOf a Semitic people
- AshkenaziJews of European descent
Eastern European · Slavic · Lithuanian · Belarusian · homeland · babushka · recipe · traditional
Vivid purplish-red hue
- crimsonDeep purplish-red shade
- rubyPrecious red gemstone
- fuchsiaVivid purplish-red hue
- pinkPale red hue
purple · vibrant · vivid · stain · dye · beetroot · brilliant · hue
Catskills Jewish resort region
- CatskillsAppalachian range in New York
- comedyWork meant to amuse
- Jewish AmericanAmerican with Judaic heritage
- resortPlace for getaways
vaudeville · stand-up · shtick · comedian · nostalgia · Yiddish · immigrant · assimilation
beetroot
Edible crimson root vegetable
- brothClear simmered meat liquid
- cabbageLeafy vegetable head
- sour creamCultured dairy condiment
dill · potato · onion · garlic · beef · vegetable · hot · cold · summer · winter
Ukrainian
Of a Black Sea nation
Ashkenazi · Eastern European · Slavic · Lithuanian · Belarusian · homeland · babushka · recipe · traditional · homemade
magenta
Vivid purplish-red hue
pink · purple · vibrant · vivid · stain · dye · beetroot · brilliant · hue · saturated
Borscht Belt
Catskills Jewish resort region
- CatskillsAppalachian range in New York
- comedyWork meant to amuse
- Jewish AmericanAmerican with Judaic heritage
resort · vaudeville · stand-up · shtick · comedian · nostalgia · Yiddish · immigrant · assimilation · humor
borshttomato soup
Puréed red fruit broth
cream of mushroom · chicken noodle soup · clam chowder · vichyssoise · consommé
borshttom yum
Thai hot-sour soup
pho · miso soup · gumbo · mulligatawny · wonton soup