Borsch is a sour soup, made with meat stock,
vegetables and seasonings, common in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. In
English, the word "borsch" 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.