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Okroshka

Name: Okroshka
Cuisine: Russian
Ingredients: 4 cups kvass; 2 medium boiled potatoes; 1 cup diced cucumbers; 1/2 cup sliced radishes; 3 hard-boiled eggs; 1 cup diced smoked sausage or cooked meat; 1/2 cup chopped green onions; 2 tbsp chopped fresh dill; to taste sour cream

Okroshka is a traditional cold soup from Russia, typically served in summer. It is refreshing and light, combining raw vegetables, boiled potatoes, eggs, and a kvass or kefir-based liquid, reflecting the Russian fondness for cold soups and fermented beverages.

9 ingredients

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Culinary DNA Preview

Russian90%

Slavic10%

Ingredients

kvass
4 cups
boiled potatoes
2 medium
cucumbers
1 cup diced
radishes
1/2 cup sliced
hard-boiled eggs
3
smoked sausage or cooked meat
1 cup diced
green onions
1/2 cup chopped
fresh dill
2 tbsp chopped
sour cream
to taste

Method

Steps not available

Origin Story

Okroshka has origins dating back to the 18th century in Russia, evolving as a way to use leftover ingredients and to provide a cooling dish during hot months.

Culinary DNA

Ingredient ancestry breakdown

Russian90%

ingredients+techniques

Slavic10%

ingredient_origin

Techniques

boiling chopping mixing chilling

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