What does borscht taste like?

[Anonymous]

I can’t imagine it. I like beets. Like liquid beets?

[Anonymous]

I found that it depends on if you have the version with beef or not.

I generally don’t like it. I can stand vegan versions.

[Anonymous]

Cold borscht (not the beef stew-y version) tastes like...beets! Very, very yummy if you love beets. I'd say sweet, bright, plus added complexity if you add the traditional dollop of sour cream.

The hot version with beef is less beet-intensive in flavor, though if you like beets and you like beef stew, you can't go wrong.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cold borscht (not the beef stew-y version) tastes like...beets! Very, very yummy if you love beets. I'd say sweet, bright, plus added complexity if you add the traditional dollop of sour cream.

The hot version with beef is less beet-intensive in flavor, though if you like beets and you like beef stew, you can't go wrong.

We make our “white” borscht with kielbasa and no beets. I’m not sure who to describe it. Maybe a bit sour?

[Anonymous]

Delicious. In love beef broth kind, vegetarian kind and cold version. Its beety and hearty, chunks of beets and vegetables. We dont put too much cabbage or potatoes in ours. Its umami in a bowl.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cold borscht (not the beef stew-y version) tastes like...beets! Very, very yummy if you love beets. I'd say sweet, bright, plus added complexity if you add the traditional dollop of sour cream.

The hot version with beef is less beet-intensive in flavor, though if you like beets and you like beef stew, you can't go wrong.

+1 I don't care for beets but I do like beef-borscht.

[Anonymous]

I like the kind with sour salt (lemon doesn't taste as good to me). I don't like root vegetables because of their sweetness, so I need those sour notes.

[Anonymous]

Don't really like cold one, not in the middle of the Winter anyway, cold one is best in the summertime.
Hot one is rich, doesn't taste like bert's at all, just very thick stock with cabbage, potatoes, sauteed beets/carrots/onion and tomatoes. Somewhat sour (just a bit). Don't do it with just beef, you need some marrow bone when making stock, pork marrow bones would work too.
PS hungry now, craving a bowl of borscht now.

[Anonymous]

Dirt. It tastes like dirt.

[Anonymous]

On it’s delicious. I love it so much. With some sour cream...omg the best. I do prefer it without beef.

A PP said it tastes like dirt and it’s true. It tastes like dirt but in a good way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:On it’s delicious. I love it so much. With some sour cream...omg the best. I do prefer it without beef.

A PP said it tastes like dirt and it’s true. It tastes like dirt but in a good way.

Without beets it's called stchi

[Anonymous]

Go get some from the Russian store in Rockville or Falls church. There are several kinds though. The Fairfax location might make their own in the kitchen. If you buy the one in jar (made in Lithuania or Ukraine), add more beets after you boil them. Eat with sour-cream.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Dirt. It tastes like dirt.

This is what I tried to say in a polite way, but yes.

[Anonymous]

I wouldn't recommend trying jarred ones if you want real borscht.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:On it’s delicious. I love it so much. With some sour cream...omg the best. I do prefer it without beef.

A PP said it tastes like dirt and it’s true. It tastes like dirt but in a good way.

Without beets it's called stchi

PP. I know a lot of Russians ans Ukrainians and they call it both that and “borscht without beef.”