Sometimes I feel sorry for beets enjoying the reputation of a one-dish-ingredient. Maybe it is just my Eastern European sentiment, but I feel whenever we say beets, we mean borsch. Oh, there is one or two traditional salads that feature (we all know difference between “star” and “feature”, right?) beets and grace every post-Soviet festive table. So much for the beet glory, huh?
Stunning Beet Soup
Borsch
“What kind of food will you serve in the restaurant?” people ask us right after they ask about the restaurant name. In fact, many think that the name of Babushka suggests Russian cuisine. Borsch and chicken Kiev come to mind of anybody who thinks that Russian food equals the menu of a Soviet canteen.
