Borsch (also known as borscht or borshch) is a
traditional Ukrainian soup that is hearty, satisfying and full of
vitamins. The sweet and tart taste of borsch pleasantly tickles your
taste buds and makes you crave for more. It's typically served with
Pampushki - soft pull-apart garlic rolls - or crusty sourdough
bread.
In Ukraine borsch is often served as a two-course meal - a soup and a
main course consisting of meat taken out of borsch with some side dish
added to it. You can skip a salad too considering the amount of veggies
you will find in borsch. Variations of borsch recipes are endless, there
are no two that are the same, and every cook has own unique recipe.
At the same time,borscht is more than food.
On February 24, when russia started bombing all of Ukraine in the
morning, many Ukrainians, in order not to panic, went to the kitchen to
cook borscht for their families.๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ง Borscht became the first dish that
those who were forced to evacuate with their children thought about when
the situation stabilized a little. Borscht became one of the main dishes
prepared by volunteers for those whose homes were bombed by the enemy.
Borscht went to the front and to the hospital. Borscht was and is on the
menu of every Ukrainian.
From the first days of the war, Ukrainians prepared borscht because they
wanted to display
the symbols, signs and taste of Ukraine.