Alternative names Ogórkowa | Serving temperature Hot, chilled | |
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Similar Cucumber, Krupnik, Sour rye soup, Pickled cucumber, Cabbage soup | ||
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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.
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Cucumber soup is also any soup using on cucumbers as a primary ingredient, and is present in various cuisines. The two major varieties are 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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