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| caption = Okroshka made with [[kvass]]
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'''Okróshka''' ({{lang-
The classic soup is a mix of mostly raw vegetables (like [[cucumbers]], radishes and [[spring onions]]), boiled potatoes, eggs, cooked meat such as beef, veal, sausages or ham and [[kvass]], which is a low-alcoholic (1.5% or less) beverage made from fermented black or [[rye bread]]. Okroshka is usually garnished with [[sour cream]] ([[smetana (dairy product)|smetana]]). Later versions that first appeared in Soviet times use light or diluted [[kefir]], [[whey]], [[ayran]], or mineral water instead of kvass.
The ingredients are diced and then mixed with kvass just before eating; the ratio of chopped food to kvass is similar to that of cereal to milk. This allows the vegetables to retain their texture. For that same reason, even though the ingredients are similar to those in a [[Russian salad]], the taste of okroshka is quite different from that of the salad.
Okroshka is mostly served in summer because the soup combines the refreshing taste of kvass and the lightness of a salad. Salt and sugar can be added according to taste. In the recipes with mineral water, there is one more addition to the ingredients of okroshka: freshly squeezed lemon juice; this is to replace the flavor in the absence of kvass.
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Image:Kefir-okroshka.jpg|Okroshka made with [[kefir]]
File:Окрошка1.JPG|Classic okroshka with beef. Nearby are plates of [[Smetana (dairy product)|smetana]], a special dressing (made from pounding yolks, [[Mustard (condiment)|Russian mustard]], [[horse radish]], green onion, and salt), and a cup of [[kvass]].
File:Окрошка2.JPG|Okroshka with the dressing added
File:Окрошка3.jpg|Kvass is added to the mixture.
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File:Okroshka, Russian okroshka, Rostov-on-Don, Russia.jpg|Okroshka mixed with kefir, kvass and whey
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==See also==
{{Portal|Russia}}
* [[List of Russian dishes]]
* [[List of soups]]
* [[List of cold soups]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==Further reading==
* Solley, P. (2004). ''An Exaltation of Soups: The Soul-Satisfying Story of Soup, as Told in More Than 100 Recipes''. New York: Three Rivers Press. {{ISBN|978-1400050352}}.
* Mobile Reference (ed.) (2007). ''Travel Saint Petersburg, Russia: City Guide, Phrasebook, and Maps''. Boston: Sound Tells, LLC. {{ISBN|9781605010212}}.
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