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+title: Lithuanian Cold Borscht
+tags: ['soup', 'russian', 'lithuanian', 'baltic', 'beetroot']
+date: 2025-01-15
+author: "Georgii Bondarev"
+---
+
+![Lithuanian Cold Borscht in a bowl](/pix/lithuanian-cold borscht.webp)
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+Lithuanian Cold Borscht (Lithuanian - “Šaltibarščiai”, Polish - “Chłodnik litewski”, Latvian - “Aukstā zupa”) is a refreshing summer dish, variations of which are popular in Lithuania and neighboring regions. This recipe is most popular in the Kaliningrad region of Russia; in other regions (Lithuania, Poland, Latvia, Ukraine, Belarus) the ingredients may differ.
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+- ⏲️ Prep time: 2 hours
+- 🍳 Cook time: 2-3 min
+
+## Ingredients
+
+- 2-3 fresh or pickled beets
+- 1-2 potatoes per serving
+- 1-2 normal sized cucumbers per serving
+- Dill, parsley, chives
+- Egg (1 per serving)
+- Kefir (if not available - sour yoghurt or buttermilk) about 150-300 ml per serving
+- Sour cream (1 tbsp per serving)
+- Some radish (optional)
+- 1 lemon (optional)
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+
+## Directions
+
+1. Wash 2-3 beets and cook in 2-3 litres of water (do not drain), peel. Grate on a medium or coarse grater. Squeeze a little lemon juice into the liquid in which the beets have been cooked, mix, then add salt, sugar and pepper to taste. Cool in the fridge. 
+Instead of boiled beets, you can grate pickled beets.
+2. Thinly slice the fresh cucumber and mix with chopped dill and parsley. You can also add chopped radishes if you like.
+3. Bake or boil the potatoes without peeling.
+4. Boil an egg for each portion of soup.
+5. Place a few large spoonfuls of cooled grated beetroot and vegetable mixture in a bowl. Pour in the cold kefir. Add the cooled beetroot decoction (50-150 ml). If the kefir is too thick, add a little more liquid (the ratio of kefir to beetroot liquid varies from region to region and is adjusted to taste).
+6. Serve with potatoes and with a halved egg and spoonful of thick sour cream on top; sprinkle with chives. If you like, you can make it without the egg (as in the photo).