Eastern European Cuisine

noun a type of Romanian soup, typically sour and made with various vegetables and meats

• The traditional Romanian ciorba is a sour soup made with various vegetables and meat.
• My grandma makes the best ciorba in town, everyone loves it!
• I could really go for a bowl of ciorba right now, it's so comforting.
• The political situation in the country is like a ciorba, a mix of different ingredients that don't always work well together.

noun a type of soup made from beets and usually served with sour cream

• The traditional Russian borscht recipe includes beets, cabbage, and potatoes.
• My grandma makes the best borscht in town, hands down.
• I could go for a steaming bowl of borscht right about now.
• The chef's borscht was a masterpiece of flavors, a true work of art.