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Cucumber soup

Traditional Polish and Lithuanian soup made from sour, salted cucumbers and potato From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cucumber soup
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Cucumber soup is a traditional Polish and Lithuanian soup (Polish: Zupa ogórkowa, ['zupa ɔ'gurkɔva] ).[1] It is made from sour, salted cucumbers and potato.[1] Occasionally, rice is substituted for the potatoes.

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Cucumber soup is also any soup using cucumbers as a primary ingredient, and is present in various cuisines. The two major varieties are fresh cucumber soup and pickled cucumber soup.

A similar soup is also common in Russia and Ukraine, where it is known as rassolnik. There is another cucumber based soup known as tarator in Bulgaria, which is served cold.

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Fresh cucumber soups

Some fresh cucumber soups are just a blend of ingredients (cucumber, spices, other vegetables or fruits, etc.) served cold; others are cooked, possibly in some kind of broth, and served either hot or chilled.

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