about time we opened up this can of worms...

[Ak-Murza]

Borshch....every Slavic nation claims this gastronomic wander as it's own.Every Slavic lady has her own version of it,and they stick to it as if it were a Bible. One of many strange thing about Borshch is that a "restorant version " of it ,..well, sucks.The only place you can have some real borshch is at a family table.Another thing is that borshch is better when it 's yesterday's. And how about it's value as the best hangover medicine(after pickle juice,naturally)?

Any thoughts on the subject,my fellow borshch people?

[73wanab]

Had home made, Ukrainian Borshch 2 weeks ago, with pork by the way! Good stuff. No stomach problems either! Eat and enjoy. Still prefer a BBQ steak and tators:-))))

[Ak-Murza]

Originally Posted by 73wanab

Had home made, Ukrainian Borshch 2 weeks ago, with pork by the way! Good stuff. No stomach problems either! Eat and enjoy. Still prefer a BBQ steak and tators:-))))

Pork as a base for the stock is nice,but you should really try borshch with mutton(mature lamb) rib bones.Finish it with some onoins,garlik and young red tomatoes,soute'ed with some Slavic bacon( "SALO"--the older-the better),let it stand in your frige for 24 hours and you'd have yourself a bowl'o borshch.

[Ak-Murza]

Originally Posted by Kathy

You have returned just in time, Ak-Murza. Last night, as my not so little one ( he's 9) went to bed, he asked if he could have borshcht for lunch today. Garden beets, garden potatoes, garden carrots, garden beans, and he asked for chicken as the base, instead of pork (I know, sacrilege! but it makes him happy). My husband will prepare the borshcht. I hate to admit it, but his borshcht is better than mine, even better than my Baba's, God rest her soul, and her borshcht was spectacular.

Did you know that beets contain some sort of strong anti-depressant? Can't name it now(carpenter,not a doctor), but know for sure. How about it: "Borshch as a tool of survival for the Slavick Race" ......

[Ak-Murza]

you do mean "gorilka",right? Samogon is Russian for "gorilka"

Gorilka with salo on black bread,smeared with garlick is almost a ritual before borshch.Some green onions are good,too.

[Ak-Murza]

My Granddad(the Tatar) often joked that Ukrainians should thank the Crimeans for salo.Throughout history Crimean Tatars raided Ukrainian towns,taking everything that wasn't nailed down,but,being Muslims,they would never touch the pigs.

French wine,hu...I would recommend some Crimean wines ....or some Kakhetian wines from Alazany region instead.French grapes are greatly overrated...

Wines of Crimea

KAKHETIAN TRADITIONAL WINEMAKING - Alazani Valley - 075l(alaverdi)