Beet soup, or borscht, is a classic Russian dish, but the ruby-red potage might even be more popular in Poland. That’s why Edward Kutas has barszcz (pronounced “basht”) in a prominent place on the ...

Reader response to last week's column about my Polish grandmother's beet soup underscores the maxim that old recipes for ethnic foods are unique to families. The barszcz (Polish for borscht) I first ...

On a recent Friday afternoon, Marek Prusaczyk, 60, was boiling about 40 pounds of beets for the traditional Polish cold beet soup that he seasons with dill, scallions and buttermilk at Pyza in ...

From the classic barszcz beet soup to a creamy mushroom chowder served in an edible bread bowl, Polish soups are enchanting. During a visit to Poland in the fall of 1998, I learned that soup is ...

When sweet and sour converge in a bowl of ruby red borscht, the union is one of beautiful beet perfection. Stripped down, borscht is beet soup, but there are as many versions of borscht as there are ...

In the dining car at the very end of the train, techno music was pumping as the train rocked its way through the Siberian darkness. The car was half-full of cardboard boxes. At the foot of these boxes ...

To celebrate the 2018 World Cup, For The Win’s Ted Berg is sampling various World Cup countries’ cuisines in the New York City area. To recommend a dish or a restaurant, email [email protected].