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Cold beet soup (saltibarsciai)
It is an East Europe countries (Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Belarus) traditional cold beet soup. First of all cook raw beets (sometimes together with leaves). When they become cool, cut in strips, pour some milk, kefir, add some herbs and salt. Put in the bowl sliced egg, fresh sliced cucumber. Combine all ingredients in one bowl and set in refrigerator for about an hour.

Saltibarsciai are served very cold separately with a plate of hot cooked potatoes.