cold beet soup
cold borsch

Other national foods include dark rye bread, cold beet soup (šaltibarščiai), and kugelis (a baked potato pudding).

Chłodnik - Cold beet soup made of soured milk, young beet leaves, beets, cucumbers and chopped fresh dill.

"The question is how to make democracy work here, how to make government modern," said Ms. Nemirovskaya, between swallows of cold beet soup in her school's cafeteria.

In Eastern Europe beet soup, such as cold borsch, is a popular dish.

Recommended dishes: Hot and cold borsch, blinis with caviar, chicken a la Kiev, karsky shashlik supreme, salmon salad, lamb chops, beef stroganoff, cranberry kisel.

The brunch menu also lists cold borsch with sour cream, and smoked fish sandwiches like Nova Scotia salmon and whitefish on toasted bialy with scallions, cream cheese and tomato, or sturgeon and salmon on pumpernickel.

At lunch recently the cold borsch was delightful, a creamy pink broth chunky with sweet beets and cucumber and amply seasoned with fresh dill; the warm borsch is built on a good beef stock and garnished with a cloud of sour cream.