FoodPorn @lemmy.world InnKeeper @lemmy.world 2 yr. ago

My favorite summer soup!

My absolutely favorite cold beetroot soup for hot summer! Tried it in Lithuania on my vacation few years back and it was love at first sip. It is called Šaltibarščiai (sorry if I misspelled something I'm not Lithuanian:)). It's fantastic!

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As a a died in the wool Lithuanian through band through it gave me a warm feeling seeing this on Lemmy as the Lithuanian subs are not yet populated so this has been a glaring hole in my feed.

For anyone interested there is a winter version simply called ‘Barščiai’ which is also amazing.

Skanaus!
- Also big in Poland. The winter version is called “chłodnik litewski” — literally “lithuanian cooler”. And yeah it’s basically cold borszcz.
  
  Ukraine too! My Ukrainian grandfather made it.
  
  I was going to say, that looks like a crazy borszcz.
- Konsume cool beet root soup in summer, enjoy side of potat. Awake in gulag, potat is lie, such is lyfe.
Im sure this tastes great, but my mind immediately thinks "pepto bismol soup"
- I'm sure it's great but the thumbnail made me think it would be some kind of creamy blueberry with egg lol
Always wondered about cold soups. I’ve only had had soups. This one looks almost like a desert due to color.
- It is made from kefir milk so it is really refreshing.
  
  I mean, when you mention milk. Cereal is a soup. 🤔
  
  I love kefir. I have to try this!
- I love a good gezpacho in the summer. Super refreshing
  
  This one’s new to me and it sounds delicious. I love everything that’s in it. The colour is gonna be a challenge for westerners though… Pepto Bismol trauma giving me an unpleasant Pavolvian response to that shade of pink haha
  
  Feel like it might be worth trying anyway
  
  Let it sit in the fridge longer and it will turn almost purple. But I'm not that patient.
  
  Cold peach soup is my favourite cold soup: https://www.melaniecooks.com/chilled-peach-soup/12437/
That looks delicious AND pretty, would you mind sharing your recipe?
- https://www.tasteatlas.com/saltibarsciai/recipe
  
  Thanks! I can find every ingredient easily at any grocery store here in Italy so I’ll give it a shot
  
  I have beets, cukes and dill growing in the garden right now, so this is perfect timing! My beets are golden tho so it won’t be that beautiful color sadly. Now to figure out where to get kefir!
I love the colour. It looks like Dr. Seuss soup haha
- The color kind of reminds me of Pepto-Bismol though I'm sure it doesn't taste like Pepto-Bismol.
  
  No idea what does Pepto-Bismol taste like, lol
  
  Yeah I have no idea what weird mystery soup that is so I'm gonna assume it is Pepto-Bismol.
- Heh, yeah the color is great and it usually gets darker shade of pink after some time in fridge.
Wow is that a pretty dish
Truly a great dish for hot summers (no lack of them here in Lithuania)! Also you spelt it šaltibarščiai fine
- It is great! And thank you.I wasn't sure but since I'm from Czech rep. I had no problem to find šč on my keyboard at least.heh
A refreshing summer staple, yours look delicious. Did you try žemaitiška šmakalas, cold kefir herring soup, while you were there?
- Unfortunately not, but I will visit again and will try it. thanks for the tip!
We have the same in Latvia, amazing stuff and super easy to make!
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- Makes me think of pepto bismol. But I'd still be up for giving it a try
Wow that looks amazing. Thanks for sharing!

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