Cucumber soup

Cucumber soup

Zupa ogórkowa
Alternative names Ogórkowa
Course Soup, entree
Place of origin Poland
Region or state Central Europe
Serving temperature Hot, chilled
Main ingredients Cucumber, pickled cucumber
Cookbook:Cucumber soup  Cucumber soup

Cucumber soup is a traditional Polish soup (Polish: ( Zupa ogórkowa  sometimes simply ogórkowa). It is made from sour, salted cucumbers and potato. Occasionally rice is substituted for the potatoes. A similar soup is also common in Russia and Ukraine, where it is known as rassolnik.

The cucumber soup is a soup based on cucumbers, also known in various cuisines. The two major varieties are the fresh cucumber soup and pickled cucumber soup.

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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