Cucumber soup is a traditional

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and Lithuanian soup (

: ( sometimes simply ogórkowa). It is made from sour, salted cucumbers and

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. Occasionally

rice Rice is the seed of the grass species '' Oryza sativa'' (Asian rice) or less commonly '' Oryza glaberrima'' (African rice). The name wild rice is usually used for species of the genera '' Zizania'' and ''Porteresia'', both wild and domestica ...

is substituted for the potatoes. Cucumber soup is also any

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using

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s. The two major varieties are fresh cucumber soup and pickled cucumber soup. A similar soup is also common in

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and

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, where it is known as ''

rassolnik Rassolnik (russian: рассольник) is a traditional Russian soup made from pickled cucumbers, pearl barley, and pork or beef kidneys. A vegetarian variant of rassolnik also exists, usually made during Lent. The dish is known to have exi ...

''.

Fresh cucumber soups

Some fresh cucumber soups are just a blend of ingredients (cucumber, spices, other vegetables or fruits, etc.) served cold, others are cooked, possibly in some kind of

broth Broth, also known as bouillon (), is a savory liquid made of water in which meat, fish or vegetables have been simmered for a short period of time. It can be eaten alone, but it is most commonly used to prepare other dishes, such as soups, ...

, and served either hot or chilled. File:CucumberMintSoupYogurtDumpling (8363451507).jpg, Fresh cucumber-mint soup with a yogurt dumpling File:Cucumber and zucchini soup.jpg, Pork stuffed cucumber and zucchini soup in pork broth.

Fresh cucumber soups

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