Borscht is a sour soup, made with meat stock, vegetables and seasonings, common
in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. In English, the word "borscht" is most often associated with the soup's
variant
of Ukrainian origin, made with red beetroots as one of the main ingredients, which give the dish its
distinctive
red
color. The same name, however, is also used for a wide selection of sour-tasting soups without beetroots,
such
as
sorrel-based green borscht, rye-based white borscht, and cabbage borscht.