Ten things you didn't know about Russia

[William Ryan]

Vasmer, s.v. borshch, says the earlier plant used was borshchevnik 
(Heracleum spondylium), which in English is hogweed or cow parsnip.  One 
can see why they changed to beet. Whether the soup is Russian, 
Belarusian, Ukrainian or Polish in origin is probably a matter of which 
football team you support.

Will Ryan


Laura Kline wrote:
> Borscht was originally made not with beets, but with a root similar to
> carrots or parsnips, called "borscht." Only later, during the 16C, "borscht"
> root was replaced by beets in the soup. (from Olive Trees and Honey by Gil
> Marks)
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