My upstairs neighbor gave me 2 cups of homemade borscht on Friday night. It was actually pretty good. Maybe those Russians got something right ...Even Da Wife admitted that it was good.
Arrgh. Being a non-kosher variety and knowing what real borscht is, I have to tell you, Jacob, that this concoction you tasted doesn't have any relation to borscht. Aside of the name and general coloring.
First of all, strictly speaking, borsch is Ukranian, not Russian (those bloody bastards do not deserve any extra credit for anything); second of all, not to sound preachy, but it is an insult to call Jews Russians (or Ukrainians, for that matter); and, on the light site, it is very easy to make (be it meat or pareve variety), and I am yet to meet a recipe that was impossible to "kosher up"
I follow the same recipe for meat borsch as my 100% Ukrainian former neighbor. Mine is kosher, hers is not. I am sure it tastes very similarly, except for mentioned previously sour cream.
However, I have to disagree with Barb. Some recipes just can't be kosherized. Meat lasagna? I never tried, but I just can't see how it could be done.
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Borscht reminds me of the great grandmother . . . yum.
You are making me hungry.
Arrgh. Being a non-kosher variety and knowing what real borscht is, I have to tell you, Jacob, that this concoction you tasted doesn't have any relation to borscht. Aside of the name and general coloring.
@SnoopyTheGoon - i disagree - my mom does great borscht and it's still kosher. Yes, you can't put sour cream there, but the rest is 100% kosher
@Jacob - what do you have against Russians?? :)
Never tried myself. I like to try new things too
First of all, strictly speaking, borsch is Ukranian, not Russian (those bloody bastards do not deserve any extra credit for anything); second of all, not to sound preachy, but it is an insult to call Jews Russians (or Ukrainians, for that matter); and, on the light site, it is very easy to make (be it meat or pareve variety), and I am yet to meet a recipe that was impossible to "kosher up"
Barb, considering where you and I are from, that's like Mother Russia all the way! ;-)
I prefer yemenite soup. If it aint got meat in it, it aint worth eating!
When I lived in Yerushalaim, I was once over at a friends apartment, and out of the blue the neighbor comes over and gives him a huge bowl of kubbe!
Shabbat Shalom all.
Mark
Nothing beats good ol' chicken soup - especially my mums!
Mottel: Great Grandma rock! Too bad I never met mine.
Leora: LOL.
Snoopy: Er, Thanks...
BTS: Me?!? I luv mama russia!
lvsm: New things are good.
Barb: I like your style.
Moshe: Don't like yemenite soup.I tried the one from Olympic Pita.
N: Yeah yeah. We all love mama's soop.
I follow the same recipe for meat borsch as my 100% Ukrainian former neighbor. Mine is kosher, hers is not. I am sure it tastes very similarly, except for mentioned previously sour cream.
However, I have to disagree with Barb. Some recipes just can't be kosherized. Meat lasagna? I never tried, but I just can't see how it could be done.
Restaurant yemenite soup? duh
Was there even meat in it?
I'm talking about home made.
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