Cucumber soup
{{short description|Traditional Polish and Lithuanian soup made from sour, salted cucumbers and potato}}
{{Infobox food
| name = Cucumber soup
| image = File:Cucumber soup.jpg
| caption = Zupa ogórkowa is prepared using sour, salted cucumbers
| alternate_name = Ogórkowa
| country = Poland
| region = Central Europe
| creator =
| served = Hot or cold
| main_ingredient = Cucumber, pickled cucumber
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Cucumber soup is a traditional Polish and Lithuanian soup ({{langx|pl|Zupa ogórkowa}}, {{IPAc-pl|AUD|Pl-zupa_ogórkowa.ogg|'z|u|p|a|-|o|'g|ó|r|k|o|w|a}}). It is made from sour, salted cucumbers and potato. Occasionally, rice is substituted for the potatoes.
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.
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.
File:CucumberMintSoupYogurtDumpling (8363451507).jpg|Fresh cucumber-mint soup with a yogurt dumpling
File:Cucumber and zucchini soup.jpg|Pork-stuffed cucumber and zucchini soup in pork broth.
See also
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- {{annotated link|Cucumber juice}}
- {{annotated link|Cucumber sandwich}}
- {{annotated link|List of soups}}
- {{annotated link|Tzatziki}}
- Mizeria – fresh cucumber salad
References
Further reading
- {{cite book | last=Bittman | first=M. | title=The Minimalist Cooks Dinner | publisher=Potter/TenSpeed/Harmony | year=2010 | isbn=978-0-307-48827-5 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UhU3O6VdYg0C&pg=PA8 | pages=8–9}}
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